Medications

France suspends acne drug used as contraceptive (Update)

In the latest health scare to erupt in France, a drug watchdog on Wednesday announced it was suspending sales of an acne pill also used as a contraceptive after four women died and more than 100 others fell ill with blood ...

Medications

FDA ties newer birth control drugs to blood clots

(AP) -- Safety concerns with the popular birth control pill Yaz increased Thursday as federal health scientists reported that the Bayer drug and other newer birth control treatments appear to increase the risk of dangerous ...

Medications

Bayer drug unproven as stroke preventer: US

US regulators said Tuesday that Xarelto, a Bayer-made drug approved in July for preventing blood clots, is so far unproven for a new proposed use as a stroke preventer.

Medications

Bayer to sell testosterone drug for up to 500 mn euros

German chemicals giant Bayer said on Thursday it was selling its male testosterone replacement drug Nebido for up to half-a-billion euros in order to concentrate on medical innovation.

Medications

Bayer announces settlement to resolve Xarelto litigation

German drugs giant Bayer said Monday it and its US partner Janssen Pharmaceuticals had agreed in principle to jointly pay nearly $800 million to settle a legal dispute over anticoagulant Xarelto.

Medications

Retooled Bayer expands US business

The German conglomerate that invented aspirin over a century ago wants to take over much more of your medicine cabinet.

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