> The FDA also cleared a new genetic test to determine over-sensitivity to the blood thinner warfarin, a month after updating drug labeling to alert doctors that patients carrying certain genes respond differently. Release
> Bayer is ramping up its production of OTC drugs at its Bitterfield, Germany, manufacturing plant, aiming to boost output to 6 million pills this year, up from 4.1 million in 2006. Report
And Finally... We're used to news that antibiotics can spawn resistant superbugs. But a vaccine? Apparently, Wyeth's super-successful Prevnar shot has successfully prevented pneumonia, meningitis, and other infections, but it's also cleared the way for a new, resistant strain of strep. Report