Good morning, everyone. Another shiny day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are, once again, hustling the short people off to the schoolhouse. We are also preparing for a podcast later today, so wish us luck. Meanwhile, please join us for the much-needed cup of stimulation and a quick scan of the news of the world. Hope your day is productive. See you soon...
FDA Asks Maker Of Tainted Wipes To Stop Production (MSNBC)
Medicaid Spent Extra $329M On Brand-Name Drugs: Report (Bloomberg News)
Cephalon To Make Takeover Bid For ChemGenex (Associated Press)
Closing Arguments Set In Merck Contamination Case (Sacramento Bee)
None Hurt At Catalent Packaging Facility Fire In The UK (Outsourcing Pharma)
Florida Gov To Hunt Down Pill Mills (Florida Times-Union)
High-Dose Lipitor Linked To Diabetes (Reuters)
Glaxo Pledges To Become Carbon Neutral (Pharma Times)
2 Comments
Re: "FDA Asks Maker of Tainted Wipes To Stop Production" - when will someone disclose a complete, detailed list of all the products manufactured at this facility? I have seen articles that mention other products not listed in the recalls that concern me, as they are used in our home. Which acne pads? Which children's dental rinse? Never mind that my child was surely swabbed with a recalled wipe prior to her flu shot, since I had to report a box of the wipes still in use at a clinic nearly two months after the recall. Nothing I can do about that potential exposure, or that they probably used one on her again that day for a blood draw, since at the time I believed the explanation that it was a "different lot" that was recalled. This clinic treats immune-suppressed children. It is frightening to think about and they should be embarrassed by what I had to go through to reach someone who would take the complaint seriously and have the product pulled.
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