Monday, March 05, 2007
Prescription Drugs, Public Health

Chairman Waxman Requests Research and Marketing Information from Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies

As part of the Committee’s oversight of the marketing practices of the pharmaceutical and device industry, Chairman Waxman sent letters (1) to Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals requesting information related to Zyprexa (olanzapine) and Seroquel (quetiapine), drugs used to treat bipolar disease and schizophrenia; (2) to Boston Scientific Corporation and the Cordis Corporation requesting information on the companies’ drug coated stents; and (3) to Cephalon regarding Actiq, a powerful narcotic lollipop, and Fentora, a narcotic lozenge, both approved to treat pain associated with cancer.