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Why Should I Report an Adverse Drug Event?
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Individual clinicians can play a vital role in detecting potentially serious adverse drug events -- and the safety of our drug supply depends on them.
Medscape Pharmacists
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UnitedHealth 1st-Qtr Profit Misses, Cuts Forecast
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc posted a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by weakness in its business serving employers, and slashed its full-year earnings forecast, sending its shares down as much as 11.5 percent. Reuters Health Information
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Pfizer Pulls Lipitor Ads With Heart Expert Jarvik
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Pfizer Inc said on Monday it was voluntarily withdrawing advertising for its Lipitor cholesterol drug featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik artificial heart, because its ads led to "misimpressions." Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Safety Inspector to Start Role in China
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Simply sending inspectors to China and other countries will not be enough to make sure food and drugs are safe and independent certification may be the best solution, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
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