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NewsMedical data mining can predict adverse drug events
Researchers for the RAND Corp. have determined that it's possible to mine medical literature to find out whether studies involving particular medications can predict patient harm from those drugs. Read more...
Drugmakers agree to six-month DTC delay
Under fire over direct-to-consumer ads, which some Congressional legislators contend are misleading to consumers, pharmaceutical companies have agreed to voluntarily wait six months after drugs are Read more...
| Press ReleasesAHF Targets Merck Over AIDS Drug PricingAIDS group launches advocacy campaign pressuring the drug giant to heed President Obama’s call for drug companies to “do their part” to help Americans get access to life-saving AIDS treatments LOS Read more >> Strategic changes by big pharma accounted for 60% of partnership deal terminations between January 2010 and June 2011: com40% of pharmaceutical partnership deals terminated between January 2010 and June 2011 were valued at $400m-$600mStrategic changes are cited as the most common reason behind pharmaceutical deal Read more >> Merck Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 DividendWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At their meeting today, the Board of Directors of Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, declared a quarterly dividend of Read more >> ImpactRx Names Kjell Nygren Vice President, Analytical ServicesCompany Announces Key Addition to Advanced Analytics TeamMOUNT LAUREL, N.J., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ImpactRx, the pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physician prescribing behavior Read more >> Merck to Present at Goldman Sachs 32nd Annual Healthcare ConferenceWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that Kenneth C. Frazier, Merck's president and chief executive Read more >> |
