International Business News - Drug http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Eli Lilly & Co. said giving advanced lung cancer patients its Alimta drug after chemotherapy increased patients' survival without tumor recurrence or progression. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/eli-lilly-says-alimta-helps-lung-cancer-patients.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 12:50:32 EDT Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal thoughts and diarrhea? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/tv-drug-ads-may-have-to-zoom-in-on-side-effects.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:11:05 EDT Biotech drug developer Allos Therapeutics Inc. said Thursday interim data from a midstage cancer drug trial assessed by independent reviewers found a 29 percent response rate, which a Piper Jaffray analyst praised. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/allos-reports-positive-interim-data-on-cancer-drug.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 11:24:22 EDT An anti-bleeding drug probably will stay off the market, experts say, after a rigorous study found patients getting the medication during heart surgery were much more likely to die than patients given other drugs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/study-likely-spells-end-for-anti-bleeding-drug.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 15:44:21 EDT In a May 13 story about stocks of cancer treatment developers and the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a drug on which Genentech and Immunogen will release study data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/correction-may-13-cancer-drug-conference-story.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 14:18:31 EDT In a May 13 story about stocks of cancer treatment developers and the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a drug on which Genentech and Immunogen will release study data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/correction-cancer-drug-conference-story.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 14:17:12 EDT A Detroit gang leader accused of ordering the killings of two rivals has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on drug charges. Milton Jones is a co-founder of the gang Young Boys Inc. The 53-year-old pleaded guilty two years ago to drug charges and agreed to aid prosecutors in exchange for their dropping murder charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/detroit-gang-founder-gets-30-years-on-drug-charges.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 10:31:30 EDT Doctors, lawyers and a movie star are expected to criticize government regulations Wednesday that have shielded drug and medical device companies from lawsuits brought by patients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/ahead-of-the-bell-drug-and-device-lawsuits.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 06:30:58 EDT Legislation that would require prescription drug makers to disclose payments to doctors got a boost Tuesday when Eli Lilly and Co., broke ranks with the industry and endorsed the bill. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/disclosing-drug-makers-payments-to-docs-gets-boost.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 16:57:36 EDT The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it granted four companies approval to market the first generic versions of GlaxoSmithKline's drug for restless leg syndrome Requip. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/fda-approves-first-generic-drugs-for-restless-leg-syndrome.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 13:07:00 EDT The suspected leader of a drug trafficking ring was among seven students who pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an undercover operation at San Diego State University that netted more than 100 arrests. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44945-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/san-diego-state-students-plead-not-guilty-in-major-drug-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/san-diego-state-students-plead-not-guilty-in-major-drug-bust.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 21:45:10 EDT Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Japanese partner Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday federal regulators expanded approval for Abilify to aid with the treatment of bipolar disorder. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/fda-oks-abilify-for-secondary-use-against-bipolar-disorder.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 18:27:01 EDT Some of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies defended their TV advertisements Thursday from Democrats pushing for tougher marketing restrictions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/drug-companies-defend-tv-advertisements-before-congress.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:55:45 EDT Pharmaceutical executives on Thursday will face scrutiny from lawmakers concerned their industry sometimes misleads consumers by overstating the benefits of drugs in TV commercials. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/ahead-of-the-bell-drug-advertisements.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 06:18:06 EDT Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44683-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/feds-penetrated-drug-culture-easily-at-san-diego-state.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/feds-penetrated-drug-culture-easily-at-san-diego-state.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 18:51:03 EDT San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44493-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/6-fraternities-suspended-in-drug-probe-at-san-diego-state-u.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/6-fraternities-suspended-in-drug-probe-at-san-diego-state-u.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 05:44:37 EDT Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44348-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-state-university-drug-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-state-university-drug-bust.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 16:55:13 EDT Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44317-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-university-drug-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-university-drug-bust.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 15:38:01 EDT Nearly 100 people, most of them students, were arrested in an undercover drug investigation at San Diego State University that began after a student's fatal cocaine overdose last spring, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/nearly-100-arrested-in-drug-investigation-at-san-diego-state.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 14:36:45 EDT Nearly 100 people, most of them students, were arrested in an undercover drug investigation at San Diego State University that began after a student's fatal cocaine overdose last spring, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-universtiy-drug-bust.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 14:35:09 EDT