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November 12, 2003Law.com Staff
National cases of interest to your practice.
November 12, 2003Law.com StaffOur legal system supports two regulators of the safety of prescription drugs ' the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and courts applying the tort liability regime. The FDA's mission, while narrowly circumscribed in its early years, grew dramatically over the last half of the twentieth century. Today, the FDA administers the most comprehensive drug regulatory system in the world.
November 10, 2003Bert W. Rein, William A. McGrath, And Karyn K. AblinIn October, Eli Lilly and Co. became the latest drug manufacturer to announce that it will begin limiting quantities of pharmaceutical products shipped to Canadian wholesalers.
November 10, 2003Law.com StaffNearly 83,000 Fen-Phen users, including those whose claims have already been approved, may have their payments delayed or denied due to a new scheme instituted by the trustees of the Wyeth Settlement Trust, according to a lawsuit filed Nov. 5 by New York City-based law firm Napoli, Kaiser, Bern & Associates. The suit was filed on behalf of several individuals who are awaiting payment of damages from the trust, formerly known as The American Home Products Settlement Trust.
November 10, 2003Law.com StaffAll the latest FDA news and information you need to know.
November 10, 2003Law.com StaffThe latest rulings of importance to you and your practice.
November 10, 2003Law.com StaffIs it ever appropriate for a drug manufacturer to disseminate information about an off-label use of a drug? If so, when is it inappropriate? Is the dissemination of such information commercial speech protected by the First Amendment that cannot be proscribed by the FDA? Can manufacturers be held accountable for this speech by the FDA or in a products liability action?
November 10, 2003Peter Glass
