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‘Excess deaths’ in England among the highest in Europe
April 27, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus, deaths, pandemic
English excess deaths from the coronavirus are comparable to the worst hit countries in Europe, according to a Sky News …
FDA announces policy shift to encourage new opioid addiction treatments
August 7, 2018Manufacturing and Production FDA, deaths, opioid crisis, overdose, policy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced that it is altering the way it evaluates a drug’s ability …
Eleven babies dead after Dutch viagra trial
July 25, 2018Research and Development Netherlands, clinical trial, deaths, premature, viagra
A trial of the drug sildenafil, commonly sold under the brand name Viagra, has been halted immediately after the death …
26 die after attempting to replace Abbott’s blood pump controller themselves
May 24, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abbott, FDA, Medical device, deaths
At least 26 advanced heart failure patients have died and 19 have been injured by attempting to change the controller …
Alnylam’s shares plunge by 42% after deaths in clinical trials
October 6, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, Shares, clinical trials, deaths, failure, market value, phase III, revusiran
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ shares lost close to half of their value as it was forced to end a trial of its …
Bayer terminates clinical trial for hypertension due to safety concerns
May 13, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Bayer, clinical trial, deaths, pulmonary hypertension, riociguat, safety concerns
Bayer has terminated a Phase II trial evaluating riociguat in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to fears raised by an …
GSK faces fine over Argentina clinical trial
January 6, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Argentina, GSK, Vaccine, deaths, emerging markets
A court in Argentina says GSK should be fined for irregularities in recruitment during a trial in which children died. …
