Columbia Laboratories said Monday that U.S. health regulators denied approval of its hormone-based gel designed to prevent premature birth. Shares of the small drugmaker plummeted more than 8 percent on the news.
Discover Financial Services Co. said Chairman and Chief Executive David Nelms received compensation valued at more than $13.8 million in fiscal 2011, a 62 percent jump from the prior year.
Seven states are asking a federal judge to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outreach programs.
Louisiana will reinstate and pay about $36,600 in back wages to a woman fired after missing work because of a serious health problem, the U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday.
Walgreen Co. and some independent drugstores are investing in a nationwide push to give pharmacists a chance to work more with patients to improve care and cut costs.
A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed approval for a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., a drug which the FDA previously rejected due to safety concerns.
A federal judge says Washington state may not require pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives in the face of religious objections by druggists.