Pharmaceutical companies will have to lower prices on most of the non-scheduled drugs by 4.58 percent following duty cuts in the federal budget, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
Legislation first introduced 13 years ago would forbid the use of genetic information for decisions on hiring, firing, promotion, and insurance coverage. Medscape Medical News
GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Monday its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervarix provided significant protection for women against the four most common oncogenic HPV types for 6.4 years, the longest duration of protection reported to date. Reuters Health Information
WellPoint Inc may have just shot down any investor hopes that U.S. health insurers could be a safe place to put their money in a troubled economy. Reuters Health Information
Health insurer Humana Inc slashed its first-quarter earnings forecast by nearly half on Wednesday based on new projections for its Medicare plans for the elderly that provide prescription drug coverage. Reuters Health Information
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for duloxetine HCl delayed-release capsules, rosuvastatin calcium tablets, and sirolimus tablets and oral solution. Medscape Medical News
U.S. health officials will ask an advisory panel whether they should withdraw the approval of Amgen Inc and Johnson & Johnson anemia drugs for cancer chemotherapy patients or take other steps to minimize risks, documents released on Tuesday said. Reuters Health Information
