RECALLS

Novartis recalls OTC products; FDA issues warning about company’s opiate products

Novartis Consumer Health has voluntarily recalled some of its OTC drugs such as Excedrin and Bufferin and FDA has issued a safety warning about some of the opiate products manufactured by the company at its Lincoln, Neb., plant. » More

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DRUG TRENDS

Statins cost 4 times more in U.S. than in U.K.

There is now some data behind complaints that prescription drugs cost more in the United States than in other industrialized nations. A study in the current issue of Pharmacotherapy found that the cost for drugs used to lower cholesterol is more than 400% higher in the United States than in the United Kingdom. » More

Drug shortages hit record levels in 2011; 2012 may not be much better

The number of drug shortages soared in 2011, and the organization that tracks shortages is concerned about similar shortages in 2012. » More

CLINICAL NEWS

Study: Rotavirus vaccine not tied to bowel problem

Despite concerns that rotavirus vaccines might raise infants' risk of blocked bowels, a new study finds that hospitalization rates for the intestinal complication didn't go up after vaccination became routine in the United States in 2007. » More

LEGAL NEWS

Roberts defends U.S. justices on healthcare recusal issue

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts expressed confidence in the decisions by his Supreme Court colleagues on when to recuse themselves, an issue that has emerged in the legal battle over President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul law. » More

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