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Abbott Labs fined $1.6 bn over drug marketing
May 07, 2012 18:21 EDT
Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories has been fined $1.6 billion for marketing its anti-seizure medication Depakote for other unauthorized uses, US authorities and the company announced Monday.
GlaxoSmithKline settles U.S. drug rows for $3 billion
Nov 03, 2011 09:01 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed in principle to settle several long-standing disputes with the U.S. government over the way it marketed and developed drugs, at a cost of $3 billion, which is covered by existing provisions.
Abbott to split into two companies, shares rise
Oct 19, 2011 13:12 EDT
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc <ABT.N> plans to split off its pharmaceuticals business into a separate publicly traded company to increase Wall Street's focus on the remaining diversified medical product line, lifting shares 3.8 percent.
Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study
Oct 13, 2011 19:19 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of epilepsy patients who have surgery find that it stops their seizures completely for at least 10 years, scientists said on Friday, suggesting an effective alternative to costly and difficult drug treatment.
Missed or late medicine doses common in epileptic kids
Apr 26, 2011 16:02 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly three of five children with newly diagnosed epilepsy do not take their antiepileptic medications as prescribed over the first six months of therapy, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Epilepsy drugs linked to more broken bones
Jan 12, 2011 17:30 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults on certain epilepsy drugs have an increased risk of breaking their wrist, hip or spine, according to a new Canadian study.
Major birth defects tied to common epilepsy drug
Jun 09, 2010 17:21 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The safety of a popular drug for seizures took another hit Wednesday when researchers pinned a handful of major birth defects on the medication.
Abbott ordered to turn over e-mails for govt probe
Apr 13, 2010 14:47 EDT
A federal judge has ordered drugmaker Abbott Laboratories to hand over thousands of e-mails in connection with a government investigation into whether the company illegally marketed a neurological drug.
Abbott ordered to turn over e-mails for govt probe
Apr 13, 2010 14:47 EDT
US judge orders Abbott Labs to turn over executive e-mails in probe of marketing tactics. A federal judge has ordered drugmaker Abbott Laboratories to hand over thousands of e-mails in connection with a government investigation into whether the company illegally marketed a neurological drug.
Mass. dad convicted in OD death of daughter, 4
Mar 26, 2010 17:54 EDT
Massachusetts man convicted of murder for overmedicating 4-year-old daughter to death. A man accused along with his wife of giving their 4-year-old daughter a lethal prescription drug overdose to keep her quiet was convicted of first-degree murder Friday.
Mother found guilty in 4-year-old's drug death
Feb 09, 2010 18:29 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Boston-area woman was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder in the 2006 death of her 4-year-old daughter from an overdose of powerful psychotropic drugs.
Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD
Feb 09, 2010 17:22 EST
Mass. mother convicted of second-degree murder in 4-year-old's prescription drug overdose. A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.
Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD
Feb 09, 2010 16:53 EST
A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.
Abbott Laboratories profit stays flat in 4Q
Jan 27, 2010 12:17 EST
Abbott Laboratories 4th-quarter profit remains flat, but Humira sales continue climb. Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit was flat on higher costs, but sales of the company's diverse mix of drugs, devices and nutritional formula continued to drive revenue.
Mass. psychiatrist testifies in mom-overdose trial
Jan 25, 2010 18:17 EST
A psychiatrist for a 4-year-old girl whose mother is accused of giving her a fatal prescription drug overdose acknowledged Monday that she repeatedly increased the dosages after the mother reported the girl was aggressive and had trouble sleeping.
Mass. psychiatrist testifies in mom-overdose trial
Jan 25, 2010 18:17 EST
Psychiatrist testifies in Mass. trial of mom accused in drug overdose of toddler. A psychiatrist for a 4-year-old girl whose mother is accused of giving her a fatal prescription drug overdose acknowledged Monday that she repeatedly increased the dosages after the mother reported the girl was aggressive and had trouble sleeping.
Mass. mother goes on trial in daughter's OD death
Jan 19, 2010 18:04 EST
Mass. mother goes on trial, accused of giving 4-year-old fatal drug prescription drug overdose. In an "evil scheme," a Massachusetts mother fabricated symptoms of mental illness to get her 4-year-old daughter powerful drugs, then overmedicated the girl and allowed her to die when she became ill with pneumonia, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the woman's murder trial.
Mass. mother goes on trial in daughter's OD death
Jan 19, 2010 14:06 EST
In an "evil scheme," a Massachusetts mother fabricated symptoms of mental illness to get her 4-year-old daughter powerful drugs, then overmedicated the girl and allowed her to die when she became ill with pneumonia, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the woman's murder trial.
Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children: study
Jan 15, 2010 00:26 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday.
Mass. parents in OD case to be tried separately
Jan 13, 2010 16:49 EST
Mass. parents accused of giving overdose to 4-year-old daughter to be tried separately. A jury was chosen Wednesday for the trial of a mother accused ? along with her husband ? of killing their 4-year-old daughter by overmedicating her with powerful prescription drugs.
