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U.K. too finds link to GSK's Pandemrix, narcolepsy
A month after the European Medicines Agency said there was insufficient evidence of the link between the sleep disorder narcolepsy and children being vaccinated with GlaxoSmithKline's ($GSK) Pandemrix vaccine, another study says it is so.
GSK flu vaccine additive under the microscope
For years now, evidence has been mounting that a GlaxoSmithKline flu vaccine may have caused narcolepsy in nearly 800 Europeans who received the shot. Now the jab's adjuvant--designed to boost the potency of the vaccine--is under the microscope as the potential cause of the spike in cases of the sleeping disorder.
EMA: 'Insufficient' link between narcolepsy and GSK flu vaccine
The European Medicines Agency began a review of the vaccine's safety in 2010. On Friday, the agency announced that evidence presented so far does not lead to any new concerns regarding the safety of the vaccine.
EMA wants Actos warning, weighs in on Chantix
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic issued a slew of decrees about drug safety, weighing in on everything from flu vaccine to bone drugs to Pfizer's smoking cessation med Chantix. The biggest
WHO broadens probe of narcolepsy-flu vax link
The World Health Organization is widening its probe of a possible link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix vaccine and narcolepsy. In an advisory panel briefing, Reuters reports, the agency said
WHO urges investigation into link between flu shots, narcolepsy
As 12 nations have reported suspected cases of narcolepsy linked to swine flu vaccination, World Health Organization scientists are saying more investigation is warranted. However, the health body
Finnish health authorities see link between Pandemrix and narcolepsy
Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare says there is a link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix flu vaccine and a spike in narcolepsy cases. Narcolepsy is a disorder that causes a person
Study: GSK swine flu vax beats Baxter rival
GlaxoSmithKline's ( $GSK ) Pandemrix swine flu vaccine produced a swifter, stronger immune response and was likely to offer better protection than one produced by rival Baxter ( $BAX ), according to a
GSK's adjuvanted vax beats Baxter shot
In a head-to-head trial of swine flu vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline's (NYSE: GSK) adjuvanted shot outperformed the traditional version from Baxter ( NYSE: BAX ). Children given GSK's Pandemrix--which
GSK's $3.2B bet on pandemic pays off
GlaxoSmithKline has been all over the news lately, as the drugmaker racks up order after order for its pandemic flu vaccine. But it's not just the vaccine that's boosting Glaxo's pandemic sales. The
