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Diabetes drug gets stronger warning

October 30, 2009 Patients with “severe kidney problems” have been told not to take the diabetes drug Byetta and people who have had a kidney transplant have been warned to use caution, according to Bloomberg. Read More

Merck reveals list of payments to doctors and speakers

October 19, 2009 The Associated Press reports that after facing criticism regarding industry influence, the drug maker Merck & Co. added a database to its company Web site that lists its fees paid to doctors to speak on behalf of the company’s products. Read More

Dietary supplements don’t need approval from FDA

October 7, 2009 Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified more than140 contaminated dietary and weight-loss products, the current law allows these types of drugs to be sold without approval from the FDA, according to Bloomberg. Read More