| A Call for Kids' Mental-Health Checkups Pediatricians should screen children for possible mental health issues at every doctor visit, according to new, extensive recommendations issued Tuesday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. online.wsj.com |
Medco Expands in Europe Medco formed a joint venture with German firm Celesia to provide mail-order pharmaceuticals and other services, in a significant expansion of the U.S. pharmacy-benefit manager's European business. online.wsj.com |
Judge Says Watson CEO Should Testify A federal magistrate judge recommended Tuesday that Watson Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Paul Bisaro be forced to testify in an FTC probe of a patent settlement between the generic drug maker and Cephalon. online.wsj.com |
Attacked From Within and Without, Elan CEO Condemns 'Falsehoods and Insinuations' Pharmalot submits: Last week, a behind-the-scenes brawl between at least two Elan (ELN) board members and the rest of the directors, including CEO Kelly Martin, erupted into public view. At issue is corporate governance, but more specifically, a series of deals in which accusations of undisclosed conflicts of interests were raised concerning Martin and several board members. The dissident board members - Vaughn Bryson, a former Eli Lilly (LLY) CEO, and Jack Schuler, a former president at Abbott Laboratories (ABT) - hired their own law firm to conduct an independent review, but Elan raced to court and received a one-week injunction to stop them. Elan claims the separate review will undermine its own examination, a curious position because it contradicts the role of independent board members. Bryson and Schuler could not be reached.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Merck Halts Study of Once-Daily HIV Drug Merck will end a study of HIV drug Isentress after initial results showed a once-daily dosage wasn't as effective as the standard twice-daily regimen. online.wsj.com |