News tagged with 'Roche'

Avastin is poised to become the number one best selling drug in 2014 thanks, in part, to patents expiring on Lipitor and Plavix.

The FDA is warning patients with diabetes that they may get an inaccurate reading of their blood sugar levels from certain glucose test strips when used with dialysis and immunoglobulins. 13 deaths have been reported to the FDA over the years.

Researchers from the University of Rochester believe there may be a way to reduce damage in a spinal cord injury, if a form of blue dye is injected almost immediately. The downside is that you may turn blue temporarily.

The Center for Public Integrity is reporting on the big bucks spent by Washington’s largest lobby – the pharmaceutical industry.  In 2007- an all time new record was spent to lobby Congress - $168 million, a 32 percent jump over the previous year. 

On Tuesday, attorneys urged a three-judge panel to allow testimony from their chief witness, a Michigan gastroenterologist, whose testimonial is fundamental to their argument showing a connection between the anti-acne drug Accutane and inflammatory bowel disease.