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STAT+: Bayer agrees to $40 million settlement over kickbacks and downplaying drug safety risks

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After nearly two decades of litigation, Bayer agreed to pay $40 million to settle a pair of whistleblower lawsuits that accused the company of paying kickbacks to doctors and hospitals, as well as marketing two medicines for unapproved uses and downplaying safety risks of two other drugs. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Elevance’s embattled bid to buy Louisiana’s Blues plan was a stretch to begin with

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The last time Elevance successfully brought a Blues plan under its giant investor-owned wing was in late 2005 , when it acquired New York City-based WellChoice. Lawmakers in August urged Blue Cross to put the deal on ice, and last week, Louisiana’s attorney general hinted at legal action if the company didn’t do so.

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Brand Name Search

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Introduction Consumers from private hospitals and clinics are provided with a huge range of brand choices , being it original or generic brand. 2005 SPS - Prescribing by generic or brand name in primary care SPS - Example medicines to prescribe by brand name in primary care

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Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd.- Walk-In Interviews for Production/ Quality Control On 5th Feb’ 2023

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Our bioequivalence centre was established in 2005 and is responsible for conducting studies for filing product registrations with various regulatory authorities. .- Walk-In Interviews for Production/ Quality Control On 5th Feb’ 2023 Job Description Macleods Pharmaceuticals, Indian’s fastest growing company was established in 1986.

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First launch for Daiichi Sankyo’s oncolytic virus Delytact in Japan

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For the time being, Delytact will also only be commercially available at hospitals that participated in the clinical trial programme.

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Black History Month: Celebrating Influential African American Pharmacists & Industry Trailblazers

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Hughes began her career at Frederick Douglas Hospital Pharmacy in Philadephia. Sh e then practiced hospital pharmacy for 21 years in California before moving to a community pharmacy in 1971. Sidney Barthwell (1906 – 2005) Sidney Barthwell was born in Cordele, Georgia, and later settled in Detroit, Michigan in 1922.

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8 NFL Players-Turned-Doctors

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He is a former NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (November 2005). Myron Rolle , a neurosurgery resident at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, played college football at Florida State University and was selected as an NFL safety with the Tennessee Titans. Louis Rams.