April, 2010
FDA Approves Dendreon Provenge
The Food and Drug Administration has given approval to the Dendreon Provenge, a prostate cancer treatment. The drug is the first anti-cancer vaccine to get FDA approval. The drug was found to prolong the life of cancer patients by a median four months. This type of vaccine is in its early stages of development and ...
Settlement Reached For AstraZeneca Seroquel
The Department of Justice over AstraZeneca Seroquel investigation British pharmaceutical company have come to a settlement. Seroquel, an anti psychotic medication, has been under fire for being marketed for unapproved purposes. The drug maker can be paying the Department of Justice $ 520 million in restitution. The drug itself, which sold about $ 4.9 ...