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First Zantac Cancer Risk Trial in Calif. Postponed Five Months

The first scheduled trial over claims that GSK Plc’s heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, which had been set to begin Monday, has been postponed by five months. The case, brought by California resident James Goetz in Alameda County Superior Court, …

Judge Weighs Key Evidence Ahead of First Zantac Cancer Trial

Lawyers for a man who alleges he developed bladder cancer after taking GSK Plc’s heartburn drug Zantac urged a California judge on Thursday to allow expert testimony linking the drug to the illness at an upcoming trial. The trial in …

Confusion Reigns as Companies Try To Navigate COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

NEW YORK — U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine remain confused about conflicting state and local guidelines on how shots will be administered and to which …

‘Great Day For Humanity’: Pfizer Says Covid-19 Vaccine Over 90% Effective

Nov 9 — Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the company said on Monday, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed over a million people and …

Mallinckrodt Puts Off Planned Generics Spinoff Amid Opioid Cases

Mallinckrodt Plc said it would suspend the spinoff of its specialty-generics business as it grapples with a wave of lawsuits related to opioid painkillers and a bruising marketplace for copycat medicines. The company is still considering a range of options …

Pfizer Recalls Prevnar Pneumococcal Vaccine

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is recalling one lot of its blockbuster vaccine against pneumococcal disease, Prevnar 13. Pfizer says the lot is being recalled from a drug wholesaler because Pfizer found the active ingredient was past its expiration date. The company …