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More than 2,000 died of drug overdoses in Maryland in 2016
More than 2,000 people died of drug and alcohol overdoses in Maryland last year, an increase of 66 percent over 2015. Calling the deaths a “grim tide,” Health and Mental […]
Alba’s celiac therapy seen as promising
Alba Therapeutics Corp., of Baltimore, a developer of drugs to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, said it has seen positive results from a Phase IIb clinical trial of a new drug, larazotide acetate, to treat celiac disease.
Generic drug design-defect claims preempted
In a victory to generic pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that state design-defect laws that impose a duty on generic drug makers to either change their labeling in violation of federal law or pull the drug from the market are preempted.
Md. clinics respond to meningitis outbreak
BERLIN — Several Maryland medical facilities spent Thursday calling patients who received injections of a possibly tainted steroid linked to the illnesses of about three dozen people in several states. […]
J&J, Pfizer to drop intravenous Alzheimer’s drug
NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson said Monday they are ending development of an intravenous formulation of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease after the treatment failed […]
FDA approves first pill to help prevent HIV
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that […]
Supreme Court says drug patent correction may be needed
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says the makers of a name brand drug may have to correct a patent that could hinder the approval of a generic drug. The high […]
Justices weigh overtime pay for drug sales reps
WASHINGTON — A seemingly divided Supreme Court on Monday weighed a potentially costly challenge to the pharmaceutical industry’s practice of not paying overtime to its sales representatives. The justices questioned […]
Supreme Court throws out Prometheus drug patent
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously tossed out medical patent claims for Prometheus Laboratories on Tuesday for a test that could help doctors set drug doses for autoimmune diseases like […]
Gaithersburg-based MedImmune begins shipping flu vaccine
MedImmune Inc. of Gaithersburg, the manufacturer of the FluMist nasal spray influenza vaccident, said that it has begun shipping FluMist doses to flu vaccine distributors throughout the United States. MedImmune […]
Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences gets approval for new lupus drug
Benlysta, a drug to treat lupus, has received approval from European regulators to be marketed in Europe, the drug’s co-makers, Human Genome Sciences Inc. of Rockville, and GlaxoSmithKline, its London-based […]
Human Genome’s lupus drug wins approval
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first new drug to treat lupus in over 50 years, a milestone that medical experts say could prompt development […]
