U.S. Allows Continued Sale Of Abbott Weight-Loss Drug

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The Food and Drug Administration ruled that Abbott Laboratories can continue to sell its weight-loss drug Meridia, but asked that the company remind doctors that people with cardiovascular problems should abstain from taking the drug.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Food and Drug Administration, ABT, Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois), Meridia (Medication)

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$60 Million Deal In Pfizer Suit

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Pfizer Inc. has settled a class-action lawsuit over the life threatening side effects of the diabetes drug Rezulin. The drug has now been withdrawn from the market.

Class actions (Civil procedure), Compromise and settlement, Class action lawsuits, Settlements (Law), Brief Article, Drug therapy, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Pfizer Inc., PFE, Rezulin (Medication)

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New York's Pension Fund Files Own Suit Against Merck

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New York's main pension fund has sued Merck and Co. for misleading shareholders about the safety of the discontinued pain medication Vioxx.

Financial management, Pension, health, and welfare funds, Pension Funds & Benefit Plans, Pension Funds, New York, Investor relations, Merck & Company Inc.

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