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Sanofi-Aventis to Lay Off 1,700 U.S. Employees

Sanofi-Aventis said it is eliminating 1,700 jobs in its U.S. pharmaceutical business in a restructuring triggered by generic competition and other factors.

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Did drugmaker hide birth control patch risks?

According to private internal documents obtained by NBC News, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson may have known about deadly risks of its birth control patch Ortho Evra years ago, but kept the product on the market anyway.

Big Pharma Wins Big With Health Care Reform Bill

Chalk one up for the pharmaceutical lobby. The U.S. drug industry fended off price curbs and other hefty restrictions in President Barack Obama's health care law even as it prepares for plenty of new business when an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans gain health coverage.

TYLENOL Recall Confirms Congress, FDA Must Regulate Wood Pallets to Prevent Threats to U.S. Food, Drug Supply

The expanded recall of TYLENOL Arthritis pain reliever is fresh evidence of the need for Congress and the FDA to regulate wood pallets used to transport food and pharmaceuticals in the United States because of the dangers they pose to human health.