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Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during a large recent outbreak, according… »   

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug that showed promise a year ago failed to slow mental decline or preserve physical function in… »   

The FDA approved Liptruzet, a combination of ezetimibe and atorvastatin, for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, drug maker Merck announced today.

Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc said on Tuesday it hired Deborah Autor, deputy commissioner for global regulatory operations and policy… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow the Plan B One-Step contraceptive to be sold… »   

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday that U.S. health rejected two of its HIV drugs as standalone therapies, citing deficiencies… »   

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co Inc said they would jointly develop Pfizer’s experimental type 2 diabetes drug, ertugliflozin,… »   

Pfizer Inc. (PFE)’s rheumatoid arthritis pill failed to win the backing of European drug regulators, who said the drug already… »   

The latest bad news in the hunt for an AIDS vaccine: The government halted a large U.S. study on Thursday,… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a hand-held device capable of identifying counterfeit or substandard malaria drugs and… »