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  • FDA panel votes against Xarelto because information missing
    A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted against approving Johnson & Johnson’s blood thinner Xarelto for prevention of blood clots in people with acute coronary syndrome. According to U.S. News and World Report, the 6-to-4 decision came as a surprise because an FDA briefing...
  • Investment advisor faults medical device makers
    In a Motley Fool article for MSNBC, Sara Wright recommends against investing in manufacturers of dangerous medical devices that made it onto the market through a regulatory loophole. “I cannot see clear to investing my money in companies that do not take the safety and efficacy of their products m...
  • Full-page ad calls for closing loophole
    Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, has placed a full-page print ad in Washington, D.C.-based publication Politico, calling on Congress to close a loophole that allows dangerous devices to make it on the market without clinical testing. The ad is running as the U.S. Sen...
  • Lawyers give arguments in J&J fraud case
    Lawyers representing Pennsylvania and Johnson & Johnson both argued their side before a panel of seven Commonwealth Court justices on Wednesday, in a case involving allegations that Johnson & Johnson defrauded Pennsylvania out of millions of taxpayer dollars. At issue is whether the company ...
  • State court hears appeal in J&J fraud case
    Commonwealth Court judges are scheduled to hear an appeal of the decision dismissing Pennsylvania’s 2008 lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. The company is accused of fraudulently profiting from sales of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal through the Medicaid program. According to an article in t...
  • Urinary incontinence a treatable condition
    According to the Mayo Clinic, urinary incontinence — or the loss of bladder control — is a common problem. The condition ranges in severity, from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze, to having an urge to urinate so sudden and strong that you don’t get to a toilet in time. F...
  • Outgoing J&J CEO pay cut seen as good sign
    An entry on investment blog Seeking Alpha says that Johnson & Johnson is still trying to regain its footing after a disastrous series of recalls. But the blog advises investors that big salary cut for former CEO William Weldon, who has been demoted to chairman, is a good sign. Alex Gorsky, the c...
  • J&J wants to expand marketing for drug
    According to a story in the Washington Post, Johnson & Johnson has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to get approval of another use for its anti-clotting drug Xarelto. Johnson & Johnson currently markets Xarelto for reducing the risk of blood clots in patients after knee or hi...
  • FDA fails to track medical devices
    A piece in the Denver Post faults the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s minimal monitoring of medical devices, and says the existing system leads to injuries and deaths from faulty devices allowed to remain on the market. According to the article, prescription drugs have unique codes that can be...
  • NPR examines $1B Johnson & Johnson fine
    An NPR report on an Arkansas jury’s billion-dollar decision against Johnson & Johnson mentions that the company is most famous for its baby shampoo and wryly notes: “So much for no more tears.” The federal court decision was in response to allegations that the company used misleading marke...
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