U.S. food and drug administration Tagged Articles

Gardasil marketing: putting the profit cart before the proof horse?
Posted: November 21, 2011 Pharmaceutical

On first glance, a  study published by drug manufacturer Merck & Co., in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to declare the Gardasil vaccine a resounding success. The pharmaceutical giant points to numbers that show its cervical cancer vaccine

Vaccine watchdog group asks FDA to review Gardasil for possible contamination
Posted: September 9, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A consumer watchdog group that specifically focuses on vaccine safety, SANE Vax, Inc., sent a certified letter to U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg on Sept. 6, asking the agency to review the possibility of contamination

Aggressive marketing of Gardasil plays on public fear of cancer
Posted: February 18, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A recent lecture presented by Southern Methodist University’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, in collaboration with SMU’s Department of Anthropology, examined the ethical questions of pharmaceutical company Merck’s marketing of its Gardasil vaccine. The drug, fast-tracked

FDA approves Gardasil for use in preventing anal cancer
Posted: December 22, 2010 Pharmaceutical

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the Gardasil vaccine for the prevention of anal cancer. Previously, the drug was approved only for use in girls and young women, for the prevention of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer expert discusses report questioning Gardasil safety
Posted: October 6, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Recently, WTVR CBS-6 News in Richmond, Virginia, brought viewers a troubling report of serious adverse events and 16 deaths linked to the Gardasil vaccine. The vaccine, which is intended to prevent four types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervical

FDA records raise new concerns about Gardasil safety
Posted: October 5, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Parents in Virginia are worried following the release of a new report that links the Gardasil vaccine to 16 deaths and nearly 4,000 adverse events. Currently, the vaccine, which protects against four types of human papillomavirus (HPV) linked to cervical

Malaysian government set to vaccinate girls with Gardasil
Posted: September 7, 2010 Pharmaceutical

SM Mohammed Idris, president of the Consumers Association of Penang, recently wrote an opinion piece for the Malaysia Kini website, asking that the government reconsider its decision to vaccinate all 13-year-old girls in the country with Gardasil or Cervarix. According

Former CDC director to head Merck’s vaccine division, Gardasil
Posted: December 29, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Merck and Co. announced yesterday that Dr. Julie Gerberding, the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will head the pharmaceutical giant’s vaccine division. Dr. Gerberding served as the CDC director from 2002 to 2009, stepping

CDC drops Gardasil from list of must-have vaccines for immigants
Posted: December 9, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently rescinded its controversial and, some argued, discriminatory requirement that all girls and women ages 11 to 26 immigrating to the United States receive at least one injection of Gardasil, Merck’s human papillomavirus

Despite risks and expense, FDA approves Gardasil for boys
Posted: November 24, 2009 Pharmaceutical

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which informs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine use and policy, declined to advocate for Gardasil’s systematic and widespread use in boys and men. The human papilloma virus, or HPV, does not