Friday, 16 July 2010
16 July 2010 -- WHO, WIPO and WTO are jointly exploring ways to improve access to medicines through better procurement policies. In her address, Dr Margaret Chan explains why the price of medicines is such a critical and emotive issue for public health.
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today required Baxter Healthcare Corp. to take specific steps to carry out the April 2010 recall of all Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps (CVIP) and to provide customers with a refund, a replacement pump, or lease termination.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Pamela Arrey, age 49, of Glenelg, Maryland, a licensed pharmacist, today to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to misbrand pharmaceuticals. Judge Garbis also entered an order that Arrey forfeit her home and pay restitution of $505,745.89.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals on July 8, 2010, seized $230,000 worth of hand sanitizing gel made by Puerto Rico Beverage Inc. of Maunabo and distributed by Lord Pharmaceutical, LLC, doing business as Bee International Distributors. The hand sanitizer is distributed only in Puerto Rico.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Most of India’s estimated 1.2 billion people have to pay for medical treatment out of their own pockets. In our continuing series on health financing, Patralekha Chatterjee reports on a scheme that is providing health care to families living below the poverty line.
Friday, 28 May 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lumizyme (alglucosidase alfa) for patients ages 8 years and older with late-onset (non-infantile) Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder.
Friday, 28 May 2010
28 MAY 2010 | GENEVA -- The Sixty-third World Health Assembly, which brought together Health Ministers and senior health officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States, concluded business and closed Friday evening.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
BOSTON, Mass. - ORTHO-McNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston to one count of misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act for illegally promoting its epilepsy drug Topamax for uses that were not approved by the FDA. The company was also sentenced at today’s hearing.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has cleared the Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009), a test for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus in patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
25 May 2010 -- The Rural Practitioner Programme in Chile represents a success story to attract and retain physicians to rural areas through a combination of financial, educational and management incentives. This WHO Bulletin article discusses what has been learnt in the Chilean example and provides ideas of strategies that can be implemented elsewhere.