Industry Hails OFT Drug Inquiry Pharmacists and wholesalers have welcomed OFT inquiry into distribution of prescription drugs, AstraZeneca and Novartis intend to follow Pfizer example, which has signed exclusive deal with Unichem 05.04.07 Guardian, Competition Law, Medical Law
Firebomb at Oxford Animal Lab Animal rights activists have left two incendiary devices at Templeton College in Oxford, US website BiteBack claimed the devices left by Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Telegraph One year from Laurie Pycroft's Pro Test, support for activists is waning, Speak is shifting from direct action to lobbying through Speak Political 27.02.07 Guardian, Animal Rights, Medical Law
OFT Wants to Reform Drug Prices NHS doctors and hospitals over-pay for pharmaceuticals in Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), OFT report has concluded, little awareness of costs, expensive options often used for no clinical purpose, drug firms say they need the money for research 20.02.07 BBC, OFT Press Release, Competition Law, Medical Law
GSK Knew Problems With Seroxat Marketing execs at GlaxoSmithKline questioned why Seroxat (Paxil in the US) was safe when there are 'so many Serious Adverse Events' Telegraph UK lawyer Karen Barth Menzies has studied thousands of documents released through US court cases, use triples likelihood of suicides among teenagers, question why criminial investigation by Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has failed to progress 29.01.07 BBC, GSK Statement, British Medical Journal, Medical Law, Paxil Seroxat
Route Round Drug Patents Imperial College has instructed lawyers to patent Hepatitis drug developed by Sunil Shaunak and Steve Brocchini, based on Roche and Schering's pegylated interferon, but alternative structure by-passes existing patent 03.01.07 Guardian, Intellectual Property, Medical Law, Patent Law
Animal Activists Target Paperwork Animal rights activists are moving away from bombs and street demonstrations, latest strategy is to tamper with filings at Companies House, removal requires court order 11.12.06 Telegraph, Animal Rights
OFT Inquiry Into Medicine Distribution Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced a market study into the distribution of medicines in the UK, prompted by a move by pharmaceutical companies, led by Pfizer, to supply their products direct to pharmacies rather than selling to wholesalers for resale 04.04.07 Law Now, Competition Law, Medical Law
Court Allows GSK Dual Pricing CFI has decided European Commission was wrong to conclude object of GSK dual pricing in Spain was to restrict competition, system sought to limit parallel trade in medicines, firm requested decision on competition law compatibility or individual exemption 02.10.06 Law Now, EU Competition
Pharmaceuticals ECJ decides generic medicines may be marketed even if they are 'essentially similar' to the proprietary medicine they are copied from 18.02.05 Law Now, Medical Law
Refusal to Supply Stock management policies operated by pharmaceutical
companies for dominant products have received some important
encouragement in a preliminary opinion by Advocate General
Jacobs in the Syfait case 02.11.04 Law Now, Competition Law, Medical Law
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Challenge to Pfizer Unichem Deal Eight drug wholesalers, supported by Dispensing Doctors Association (DDA), have launched a legal action to challenge Pfizer deal to sell its prescription drugs exclusively through Unichem 02.03.07 BBC, Competition Law, Medical Law
Beauty Treatment Was Toxic Yinka and Michael Oluyemi fined £100k for selling toxic skin-whiteners in South London, inquiry by medicines and healthcare products regulatory body (MHRA) showed use of banned hydroquinone and prescription-only steroids 05.01.07 Times, Criminal Justice, Retail Law
Court Refuses Class Status for Vioxx US District Judge Eldon Fallon has rejected application for class action status to combine thousands of Vioxx claims, though most centre of heart attacks and strokes, outcomes are too varied to benefit from class management 23.11.06 BBC, Medical Law, Vioxx
Drug Companies to Sue Nice Eisai and Pfizer have launched first ever legal action against National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), claim flawed process leading to advice on Alzheimer's medication donepezil (Aricept) 17.11.06 BBC, Medical Law
Glaxo Pays to Settle Paxil Suit GlaxoSmithKline has paid $64m to settle suit relating to promotion of anti-depressant Paxil for teenagers and children, withheld information on risks, drug had been cleared by FDA for use by adults 03.11.06 Telegraph, Paxil Seroxat
Herceptin Appeal Ann Marie Rogers wins appeal against denial of Herceptin treatment by Swindon PCT, policy 'irrational and unlawful', criteria needs to be clinical, not personal 13.04.06 BBC, Herceptin
Vioxx Pain Killer Jury awards $9m punitive damages against Merck, says firm misled FDA in 'wanton disregard' of effect of painkiller Vioxx on hear patients 12.04.06 NY Times, Paxil Seroxat, Vioxx
