Since late 2006, some 45, 000 soldiers have been deployed to take on the drug gangs.
Only 7% of patients on the drug in studies dropped out because of side effects.
The news about Celebrex was not the only bombshell dropped on the drug industry today.
Worse, he says, studies on the drug were not extensive enough to provide clear answers.
Some 80, 000 patients were on the drug, and 40, 000 angry customers were on a waiting list.
The FDA has required Vivus to do a study on the drug's cardiovascular effects.
Tests on the drug have been underway at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary since 1999.
Glaxo itself said that new language on the drug's heart risks should be added to its packaging.
The Food and Drug Administration has a Sept. 26 deadline to make a decision on the drug.
But it worked so well that patients are living longer and staying on the drug for years.
The FDA is facing a June 8 deadline to make some kind of regulatory decision on the drug.
Ryan had previously argued that the Lipitor trial had put a "For Sale" sign on the drug sector.
Others have estimated that only half of the patients who should have been on the drug actually were.
The improved results from Temodal were noticed after patients were on the drug for 12 weeks or longer.
Analysts' rating on Bristol seems directly related to their feelings on the drug.
Pfizer presented data on the drug that showed that it raised good cholesterol--although by less than some analysts expected.
In the past investors have been willing to gamble on the drug lottery.
Beall sold the company the foundation's right to a royalty on the drug.
Berger was referring to the recent arrest of Mexico's top anti-drug official, accused of being on the drug traffickers' payroll.
To win slots on the drug formulary of a middleman (PBMor HMO), the pharma outfit has to offer some discounts.
Prescriptions will be sent out only after both physician and patient have been briefed on the drug's potential side effects.
Testing on the drug, torcetrapib, was ceased after more people in the drug group died than in the placebo group.
Public-health officials also are concerned that gay and bisexual men on the drug might forgo condoms or other prevention measures.
An independent panel of experts will advise the FDA and vote on the drug's safety, efficacy and approval on Friday.
Dr. Scher said the first patient he treated four and a half years ago is still alive and on the drug.
While the trial is being conducted, the panel says Natrecor use should be curtailed even beyond what is on the drug's label.
One said that in rare cases, patients become aggressive on the drug.
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"I think it's been easy to beat up on the drug industry, " says Tony Zook , who heads AstraZeneca 's U.S. operations.
One melanoma patient who had tumors clogging her lungs was able to go off oxygen within weeks of starting on the drug.
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