Read more drug manufacturer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23372/drug-manufacturer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:50:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52802/merck-to-buy-schering-plough-in-latest-pharma-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMerck announced today that it will merge with fellow drugmaker Schering-Plough in a $41.1 billion cash-and-stock deal to enlarge its pipeline of new drugs in development, reports the Wall Street Journal . The two companies have already collaborated on cholesterol drug Zetia—whose sales plummeted after a study questioned its...http://www.newser.com/story/52802/merck-to-buy-schering-plough-in-latest-pharma-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Mar 2009 6:34:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21989/feds-id-extra-drug-in-baxters-recalled-heparin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Food and Drug Administration has identified the extra ingredient found in samples of Baxter’s blood-thinning drug heparin, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Some batches of the drug—recalled in January after reports of allergic reactions—contained over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, but it is not certain that was the cause...http://www.newser.com/story/21989/feds-id-extra-drug-in-baxters-recalled-heparin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 13:44:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20838/fda-finds-contaminant-in-blood-thinner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA has found a contaminant in samples of heparin, a blood thinner produced mainly in China linked to 19 deaths and nearly 800 allergic reactions in the US, the New York Times reports. The contaminant may be a counterfeit form of heparin added to reduce its manufacturing cost. The...http://www.newser.com/story/20838/fda-finds-contaminant-in-blood-thinner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 21:49:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19422/fda-approved-wrong-china-firm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese facility that supplied the active ingredient of the blood-thinner heparin, linked to hundreds of adverse reactions and four US deaths, was never inspected by the FDA because the agency confused it with another plant of the same name, the Washington Post reports. The company was given approval based...http://www.newser.com/story/19422/fda-approved-wrong-china-firm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Feb 2008 6:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13425/big-pharma-faces-big-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPatent protections on some of the pharmaceutical industry's best-selling drugs, like Lipitor, Plavix and Singulair, are due to expire in the next several years, and drug manufacturers have little in the pipeline to replace them. The drug companies will lose billions—as much as half their combined revenue—to generic...http://www.newser.com/story/13425/big-pharma-faces-big-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Dec 2007 4:50:44 CST