FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson’s Novel Plague Drug
Submitted by Ria Patel on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:58As per reports, it has been revealed that the US regulator has approved a drug, in order to bring a decline in the number of people being affected with plague, affected with bacterial infection. The drug known as Levaquin has been manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, and is said to be quite effective in treating the bacterial infection called plague.
Painkiller Manufacturers Win Backing of FDA Advisory Panel for Continuing Studies
Submitted by Elina Needham on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 12:36Risperdal’s $800 Million Settlement Offer in News Again
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 12:34As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is facing a US Government demand aimed at spiking up its offer by as much as $800mn from an earlier proposal meant for settling down a federal civil probe into endorsing the antipsychotic Risperdal. The reports have been claimed by three people in the know of things.
Johnson and Johnson in Faulty Hip Implant Case
Submitted by Cindy Tweed on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:41It has been recently reveled in a report that the hip implants by Johnson and Johnson firm, which had been rejected for sale in the U. S after conducting safety studies on them, were passed in for marketing in Europe. The Food and Drug Administration had doomed them unfit for sale in the United States.
New Alliance Formed To Fight Tropical Diseases
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 07:47As per reported information, it has got revealed that 13 drug makers and many health organizations have united with the government to eliminate 10 tropical diseases by 2020. Some of the known drug companies and health organizations which have taken the pledge with the government are Astra and Glaxo and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Safety Fears Force Maker to Recall 2,200 Tubes of Aveeno Baby Lotion
Submitted by Satish Karat on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 11:11As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Johnson & Johnson on Friday announced that it is willingly summoning up a lot of its Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion, as an assessment carried out recently by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that it was containing more sorts of bacteria than permissible as per its tagged specifications.
J&J Said to Agree to Pay $1 Billion in Risperdal Marketing Probe
Submitted by Cindy Tweed on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 13:54It has been recently revealed that Johnson & Johnson is going to pay a huge sum of $1 billion for the purpose of resolving civil investigation for the marketing of the drug Risperdal.
FDA Panel Advises Not To Remove Johnson and Johnson’s Birth Control Patch
Submitted by Elina Needham on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 08:23Irrespective of its benefit, the US drug advisers were of the view that Johnson and Johnson's Ortho Evra birth control patch should clearly indicate about risks it possess for women, like the potential danger of blood clots.
Johnson and Johnson Reviewing Their Product’s Constituency
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 10:12It has been revealed in a recent report that baby products manufacturing company Johnson and Johnson is on its drive to get rid of products that can be harmful for the little babies. This is being done after there was the presence of harmful chemicals in the baby shampoo by the company as well as a number of other products.
FDA approves extended-release version of J&J painkiller Nucynta
Submitted by Prakash Sharma on Sun, 08/28/2011 - 06:54With the immediate-release version of the painkiller Nucynta having been way back approved in 2008, the extended-release version of the drug has now been approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).












