The following news articles regarding pharmaceutical companies have been compiled from Becker's Hospital Review over the past month, beginning with the most recent.
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German medical device manufacturer Dräger has voluntarily recalled the optional PS500 Power Supply Unit used with the Evita V500 and Babylog VN500 ventilators following complaints that the battery drained quicker than expected even though the battery icon still showed a…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Xi surgical system, the latest upgrade to the surgical robot, according to a company news release.
Emergency departments across the United States are facing a shortage of intravenous nitroglycerin, a drug commonly used to treat heart complications.
Mentor, Ohio-based Steris Corp. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Birmingham, Ala.-based Integrated Medical Systems International for $165 million, plus $10 million to purchase real estate.
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GlaxoSmithKline has stopped phase III trials on its MAGE-A3 cancer immunotherapeutic in non-small cell lung cancer patients, saying it may be impossible to identify a sub-population of NSCL patients who may benefit from the treatment.
Sovaldi, a newly approved drug to treat Hepatitis C, could see between $5 billion and $9 billion in sales during its first year on the market, one of the largest sales for a new drug's first year, according to a…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given approval to Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics to market its Hepatitis B test kit.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter has announced plans to create two separate and independent global healthcare companies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alprolix, Coagulation Factor IX, Fc Fusion Protein as a treatment option for patients with Hemophilia B.