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Baxter faces land contamination suit in PR
A family that leased land for 18 years to drug- and devicemaker Baxter International near a Puerto Rican facility is now suing the company for $50 million, alleging the land is contaminated. The
Congress gets started on drug-takeback program
Drugmakers will soon be adding another link to their supply chains if the U.S. House of Representatives has its way. The Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act aims to create a program in which pharma makers
Pharma discharge study reveals big impact on fish
Here's a headline bound to get a second look: "Gender-bent fish found downstream of pharmaceutical plants." And that's exactly how Environmental Health News labeled a 600-word story in yesterday's
Chinese plant spews toxins into air, water
Penicillin production is causing a stink in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Antibiotics-producer Harbin Pharmaceutical Group is accused of violating regulations intended
Pfizer inherits Wyeth site clean-up
Big Pharma acquirers can expect their acquirees to carry some baggage, and that's the case with Pfizer. Its 2009 purchase of Wyeth came with a 435-acre federal Superfund site with years of pollution
