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Japanese regulators approved a human growth hormone from Novartis AG, the first green light in Japan for a biosimilar or… »   

The widely used antidepressant and pain medication amitriptyline—but not other closely related drugs—can impersonate the brain’s own growth factors, researchers… »   

Routine testing of bone thickness is not needed and may be misleading in postmenopausal women who have been taking Fosamax… »   

A combination of two drugs from Novartis AG cut the size of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours in more than 80 percent… »   

Matrixx Initiatives has started to notify U.S. customers of its recall of nasal versions of its zinc-containing Zicam cold remedy… »   

U.S. consumers should avoid two brands of pistachios tied to a salmonella-related recall because they may have been repackaged and… »   

A coalition of 15 U.S. states filed a complaint in federal court charging that drugmaker Wyeth avoided paying millions of… »   

President Barack Obama on Monday hailed a deal with U.S. drug companies to cut prescription costs for the elderly, a… »   

Drug manufacturers will offer some $80 billion in prescription discounts for Medicare recipients under a deal unveiled on Saturday, which… »   

U.S. drug reviewers have recommended additional study of delayed development reported in children of mothers who took Abbott Laboratories’… »