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The following are settlements reached with US authorities against pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations of "off-label" promotion of drugs. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is illegal for pharmaceutical companies to promote their products for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and corporations that market drugs for off-label indications may ...
The VICP was adopted in response to concerns over the pertussis portion of the DPT vaccine. [1] Several U.S. lawsuits against vaccine makers won substantial awards. Most makers ceased production, and the last remaining major manufacturer threatened to do so. [1] The VICP uses a no-fault system for resolving vaccine injury claims. [1]
The following is a list of the 20 largest settlements reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2013, ordered by the size of the total settlement.
The Republican president's nominee is “financially vested in finding fault with vaccines,” Cassidy, the chairman of the health committee, noted as he ended Thursday's confirmation hearing. Kennedy also stopped short of making other commitments, refusing to promise that he would not engage in lobbying Health and Human Services after his term ...
Claim: CDC approved COVID-19 vaccines "without any scientific basis." Context: COVID vaccines are among the most studied vaccines in history, with large clinical studies showing the health ...
Metformin was approved in Canada in 1972, [6] but did not receive approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for type 2 diabetes until 1994. [170] Produced under license by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Glucophage was the first branded formulation of metformin to be marketed in the U.S., beginning on 3 March 1995. [ 171 ]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s personal attorney previously petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of a polio vaccine, highlighting an influential Kennedy ally who, sources ...
Our most effective tool to prevent serious illness is the safe and effective vaccine program. Vaccines have completely eradicated smallpox. Diseases like polio and diphtheria, once major causes of ...