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• Fed Probe Into Johnson & Johnson Reaches Zero Hour

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Will federal prosecutors indict the health care giant for off-label marketing of its Natrecor heart drug? Lawyers for J&J are scheduled to meet next week with Assistant Attorney General Tony West and other Justice Department attorneys in Washington, D.C., for some serious haggling, Law.com reports, adding that ...
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• UK Charges Former J&J Exec With Corruption

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Robert John Dougall, 44, a former vice president for market development at J&J’s DePuy unit, was charged in connection with payments made or inducements given to medical professionals working in the Greek public health care system between 2002 and 2005, according to the UK Serious Fraud Office . The ...
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• Eavesdropping Is What Guests Do Best…

  
  Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife — Authority: 690
  Tiger Woods not required to speak with the police about his accident. [ CNN ] Countess LuAnn de Lesseps on the White House party crashers. [ Intel ] Nicole Ritchie to star in comedy show. [ EOnline ] Goodwill , it’s where you go to find a good dealer. [ HuffPo ] Johnson & Johnson heiress ...
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• New Studies to Boost Sales for Celgene

  
  The Razor's Edge — Authority: 473
  More details are being made available about studies of Celgene’s ( CELG ) blockbuster drug Revlimid.  According to Bloomberg, the results of several studies, to be released at the American Society of Hermatology meeting later this week, should lead to more widespread use of the cancer drug and could as much as ...
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• Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Welcome to the working week. Hope your long weekend - those of you who are stateside, at least - was a good one. Ours was quiet, thanks. So, no complaints. Now, though, the routine returns. And that means deadlines, projects and meetings. To help you along, here are a few interesting items to help you ease back in. So ...
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• Come Again? A Spray For Premature Ejaculation

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Before you get ahead of yourself, the spray has not yet been approved by the FDA. But the treatment did delay premature ejacualtion by as much as five times - or an average of 108 seconds - in a study of 256 men. Those whose penis tips were numbed out took an average of 2.6 minutes to ejaculate, compared with ...
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• J&J to lay off 174 in MontCo

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 523
  Johnson & Johnson will lay off 174 employees at its research and development facility in Lower Gwynedd, according to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor & Industry. Last week, the New Jersey-based company said it lay off 8,000 workers worldwide. It also said it would close its research and ...
  3 weeks ago

• J&J to lay off employees in Montgomery County

  
  The Intelligencer Now — Authority: 501
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• Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… G’Morning, Luv

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Another day, another deadline. That is our motto. And many of you probably relate. Nonetheless, we are happy to greet the morning and look forward to a busy day. We hope things go well for you today. And to help you along, here are a few developments…. CVS/Caremark Reports Higher Profit (Reuters) King ...
  4 weeks ago

• Global Banking Fears Lead to Mixed Results

  
  DealBook — Authority: 760
  Wall Street wobbled on Tuesday amid indications that the global economy, particularly the banking sector, might be more frail than investors had believed.
  4 weeks ago

• At Johnson & Johnson, Merger-style Savings

  
  DealBook — Authority: 760
  Johnson & Johnson has found merger-size savings -- in itself. The health care giant will eliminate about 8,000 jobs. But the benefits are likely to be as fleeting as the cuts accompanying most giant pharmaceutical mergers, Breakingviews says.
  4 weeks ago

• Johnson & Johnson braces for health care industry changes - Restructuring, cutting 8,000 jobs

  
  Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com — Authority: 532
  Orlando, Florida (CaymanMama.com) — As it prepares for marked changes within the health care industry, Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday it will cut approximately 8,000 jobs and restructure operations in order to reduce expenses. The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said the layoffs will affect 6 to 7 ...
  4 weeks ago

• Omnicare & Ivax Pay $112M Over Kickback Charges

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  The nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy will pay $98 million and the drugmaker will pay $14 million to resolve allegations that Omnicare engaged in kickback schemes with several parties, including Ivax, according to the US Justice Department. About $68.5 million will go to the US, while $43.5 million will cover ...
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• Weldon Pays $8.5M For Florida Lots As J&J Cuts Jobs

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Just a week before announcing that Johnson & Johnson will cut some 8,000 jobs, J&J chair and chief executive Bill Weldon plunked down $8.45 million for two adjacent vacant waterfront lots in North Palm Beach, Fl., and he bought them from former General Electric chair and chief executive Jack Welch, according ...
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• J&J To Cut 7 Percent Of Jobs In Restructuring

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Another day, another reorganization. This time, the venerable health care giant expects to save anywhere from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion by 2011 as it cuts 7 percent of its workforce, which numbers about 118,700 employees. Most of the savings are expected to come next year, when Johnson & Johnson hopes to pocket ...
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• Amgen Sued By 15 States Over Aranesp Kickbacks

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  The lawsuit charges Amgen - along with a specialty group purchasing organization known as International Nephrology Network and the ASD Healthcare wholesaler - with offering kickbacks to medical providers to increase sales of its Aranesp anemia drug, Aranesp. The multi-state suit, by the way, joins a whistleblower ...
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• J&J Sales Rep Told Docs To Use Risperdal Off-Label

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  The admission came from Matt Thompson, a sales rep for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit, who testified in a trial over claims by a former co-worker. In 2002, he said he pushed docs to consider prescribing Risperdal in combination with other drugs, even though this wasn’t approved by the FDA, and he noted that ...
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• Did Vivus Hide Some Data About Its Fat Pill?

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Fat chance, says the little drug maker. Here’s the background: There was an Obesity Society meeting this week in Washington, DC, and TheStreet.com writes that a Cowen analyst issued an investor accusing Vivus of hiding the extent to which central nervous side effects of its Qnexa fat pill had forced patients to ...
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• Kids On Zyprexa Gained How Much Weight?

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 581
  Anywhere from 10 to 19 pounds. And that was just the Lilly pill. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found kids’ weight zoomed in the first three months on antipsychotics, often leading to elevated cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Weight gain is a known side effect but, as Forbes ...
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• What the Digital Push Means for Teens (Ypulse)

  
  Generate — Authority: 93
  What the Digital Push Means for Teens Check out the original post on Ypulse HERE 10-26-2009 There’s been a steady stream of news on the digital content and branded integration front, culminating this past week with some major announcements. Just on the tail end of FOX’s plans to rebrand Fox Atomic as Fox ...
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