Archive for the 'Celebrex' Category



New rules outlaw gifts drug companies use to sway physicians (Houston Chronicle)

Friday 2 January 2009 @ 1:46 am
The major lobbying group for drug companies including Merck, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb, enacted new rules Thursday governing how sales representatives in the field can interact with physicians.



Use Caution Mixing Drugs and Foods (ThirdAge)

Tuesday 16 December 2008 @ 9:21 pm
QUESTION: My doctor told me to avoid grapefruit juice with my medicine. I take thyroid hormone along with medication for heartburn , cholesterol and depression . Are there any other foods or beverages that could be dangerous with these drugs?



Generic pill spending sinks in U.S. as fierce price war rages (Stamford Advocate)

Friday 12 December 2008 @ 4:21 pm
American consumers and health insurers spent $1 billion less on generic drugs this year as the result of fierce competition among drugmakers and pressure from insurers to lower prices.



Generic-Pill Spending Dips in ‘Fierce’ U.S. Price War (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Wednesday 10 December 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American consumers and health insurers saved about $1 billion on generic drugs this year as “fierce” competition among drugmakers and pressure from insurers lowered prices.



Generic-Pill Spending Dips in ‘Fierce’ U.S. Price War (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Wednesday 10 December 2008 @ 4:31 pm
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- American consumers and health insurers saved about $1 billion on generic drugs this year as “fierce” competition among drugmakers and pressure from insurers lowered prices.



Similar-sounding drug names lead to mixups (Daily Record)

Tuesday 9 December 2008 @ 4:19 am
Take the drug hydrocortone, a steroid, for a skin problem? Double-check that you didn't leave the pharmacy with hydrocodone, a narcotic that relieves pain.



Medication mix-ups (Poughkeepsie Journal)

Sunday 7 December 2008 @ 3:08 am
Take the drug hydrocortone, a steroid, for a skin problem? Double-check you didn't leave the pharmacy with hydrocodone, a narcotic that relieves pain.



Use caution mixing drugs and foods (Tulsa World)

Saturday 6 December 2008 @ 3:44 am
Dear Pharmacist: My doctor told me to avoid grapefruit juice with my medicine. I take thyroid hormone along with medication for heartburn, cholesterol and depression.



Pfizer’s chief medical officer to retire (New London Day)

Thursday 4 December 2008 @ 6:30 am
Joe Feczko, Pfizer Inc.'s chief medical officer who experienced the highs of introducing blockbuster new drugs and the lows of helping pull the plug on



Pfizer executive to retire (New London Day)

Wednesday 3 December 2008 @ 10:24 am
Joe Feczko, chief medical officer at Pfizer Inc. and a member of the company's New York-based Executive Leadership Team, has announced his retirement, the Web



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