U.S. cocaine lord faces challenge; a buyer of medical cocaine wants the DEA to end a seller's longtime sales lock

Article Abstract:

Mallinckrodt has a monopoly of the legal cocaine business. The company has imported narcotics since 1898. Raw opium and cocaine were freely traded until the 1930s, when concerns about drug addiction led to treaties dealing with the drug trade. Roxane Laboratories would like to break Mallinckrodt's monopoly and the Drug Enforcement Administration must consider the public interest and preventing diversion in deciding whether Roxane can enter the market. The chief use of legal cocaine is as an anesthetic in nasal surgery.

Health aspects, Management, Cocaine, Mallinckrodt Inc., Roxane Laboratories Inc.

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As manufacturers seek approval for more new pharmaceuticals, issues such as the 'learned intermediary' rule will emerge in litigation involving clinical trials

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The 'learned intermediary' rule will become a legal issue in drug clinical trials lawsuits. Products liability uses this rule, but there have been few products liability cases for drug testing so far. The more that pharmaceuticals manufacturers bring out new drugs, the more likely it is that such lawsuits will ensue due to injuries of test subjects.

Product liability, Clinical trials, Products liability

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N.J. high court scuttles learned-intermediary rule; companies directing ads to consumers have a duty to warn; case will affect Web ads

Article Abstract:

Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories, a New Jersey Supreme Court case, is discussed, and it ruled that a drug manufacturer had a duty to warn consumers directly of the foreseeable risks of taking a drug if about to market this drug to consumers.Internet promotion of prescription drugs is sure to be affected by this ruling.

New Jersey, Advertising, Failure to warn (Law)

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