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Congressional Committee Finds J&J Uncooperative: Biotech's Latest Mishaps The Burrill Report submits: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has used delaying tactics in its dealings with a Congressional committee looking into the recent recall of children’s Tylenol and other pediatric medicines, the chairman of the committee told The New York Times. Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-New York and chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in some instances the company has provided misinformation. J&J has denied these allegations. The newspaper said Congressional investigators may turn to subpoenas to force the company to cooperate. Already, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is investigating violations in quality controls behind the recalls, is considering criminal penalties and other actions against McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the J&J unit that produced the drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a 12-page warning letter to Pfizer (PFE) for failing to quickly notify the agency of serious and unexpected potential side effects from some of its top drugs including Viagra, Lipitor, Lyrica, Reuters reported. The delays date back to 2004 and have grown worse in recent years, the FDA said. The agency told Pfizer it had not properly documented or investigated reported problems in patients after the drugs were approved for use. The agency has requested a meeting with the company to discuss the violations.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
RadNet Reports Second Quarter Financial Results and Reaffirms 2010 Full-Year Guidance (GlobeNewswire) LOS ANGELES -- RadNet, Inc. , a national leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective, fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging services through a network of 191 fully-owned and operated outpatient imaging centers, today reported financial results for its second quarter of 2010. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Will Roche Job Cuts Include China Positions? ChinaBio Today submits: Roche Holding AG (RHHBY.PK) is planning to make “massive” job cuts soon, according to newspaper reports, involving “more than several hundreds” of employees around the world including positions in sales, R&D, production and administration. The reduction in employee counts comes at the same time Roche is expanding in China. The reports said decisions about the cuts would be made this week, which Roche spokespersons denied, though they did not quarrel with the underlying story that the company plans to reduce costs by shrinking its total staff.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation Related to the Acquisition of Clarient Inc. – CLRT [Business Wire] - Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Clarient Inc. for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to General Electric Co. . us.rd.yahoo.com |