Recent news on Serostim

Former Serono Executives Acquitted  -  May 3, 2007
Forbes,Prosecutors said the executives were trying to boost sales of Serostim. The drug was approved by the US Food & Drug Administration in 1996 to treat AIDS

Ex-Serono executives acquitted in Massachusetts  -  May 3, 2007
ReutersAlso in 2005, Serono agreed to pay $567 million to settle civil charges that it knowingly caused the submission of false claims for Serostim that were not

New blog chronicles Human Growth Hormone (hGH) use as seen through ...  -  Mar 31, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)Some of the brand names currently available are Genotropin , Humatrope , Nutropin , Protropin , Saizen , Serostim and Somatotropin .

Merck Serono SA to Voluntarily Delist and Deregister its Bearer ...  -  Apr 6, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif(R), as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen(R), Serostim(R) and Zorbtive(TM).

New blog chronicles Human Growth Hormone (hGH) use as seen through ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
PR Leap (press release),Some of the brand names currently available are Genotropin®, Humatrope®, Nutropin®, Protropin®, Saizen®, Serostim® and Somatotropin®.

The Top 14 Most Counterfeited Medications  -  Mar 28, 2007
ScienceBlogsSerostim (somatropin, mannalian derived - used in the treatment of growth hormone deficiency, but this website has a list of other uses, approved and

Merck KGaA Announces Serono Preliminary Figures for 2006  -  Mar 23, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif(R), as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen(R), Serostim(R) and Zorbtive(TM).

AIDS-drug marketer settles suit for $24 million  -  Mar 20, 2007
The NewStandard,The $24-million deal resolves claims that Serono wrongfully encouraged doctors to prescribe the AIDS drug Serostim to patients for whom it was unnecessary.

Drug Firm to Pay $24 Million Over Needless AIDS Treatment  -  Mar 5, 2007
Law.com (subscription),In 2005, the company agreed to pay $704 million in fines for the unlawful promotion of Serostim, a recombinant human growth hormone used to treat AIDS

NATIONAL ROUNDUP  -  Feb 28, 2007
Windy City Times,Serostim is a hormone made by Serono to treat wasting, which involves profound involuntary weight loss in AIDS patients. In Wyoming, House Speaker Roy Cohee

Merck KGaA Announces Serono Preliminary Figures for 2006  -  Feb 28, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Serostim(R) sales increased to $72 million for the full year and 12% to $19 million during the fourth quarter. As announced on February 23, Merck now holds

Market highlights for next week: XM and Sirius reporting  -  Feb 23, 2007
Blogging StocksPDUFA date for Merck Serono SA ADS's (NYSE: SRA) Serostim, a treatment for AIDs wasting. THQ Inc (NASDAQ: THQI) to hold analyst meeting in San Fransisco,

Serono reaches agreement to settle lawsuit over AIDS drug  -  Feb 16, 2007
Boston Globe,NEW YORK --EMD Serono Inc. agreed to pay $24 million to settle a civil lawsuit that alleged it promoted the company's AIDS drug Serostim for unapproved uses

Serono reaches agreement to settle lawsuit over AIDS drug  -  Feb 16, 2007
Eyewitness News,NEW YORK Serono agrees to pay 24 (m) million dollars to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company promoted their AIDS drug Serostim for unapproved uses.

Chrysalis Capital likely winner of Malden Mills  -  Feb 17, 2007
Boston Globe,EMD Serono Inc. agreed to pay $24 million to settle a civil lawsuit that alleged it promoted its AIDS drug Serostim for unapproved uses.

German Stocks Including Deutsche Boerse Gain; RWE Declines  -  Feb 21, 2007
BloombergSeparately, Merck said its unit Merck Serono agreed to pay $24 million to settle consumer lawsuits over its marketing of the AIDS wasting drug Serostim to

Merck Serono Launches easypod(R), First Electronic Growth Hormone ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif(R), as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen(R), Serostim(R) and Zorbtive(TM).

Merck Serono Launches easypod(R), First Electronic Growth Hormone ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif®, as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen®, Serostim® and Zorbtive(TM).

Merck KGaA Acquires Majority Shareholding in Serono SA  -  Jan 5, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The Company has eight biotechnology products, Rebif(R), Gonal-f(R), Luveris(R), Ovidrel(R )/Ovitrelle(R), Serostim(R), Saizen(R), Zorbtive(TM) and

Merck KGaA Acquires Majority Shareholding in Serono SA  -  Jan 5, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)The Company has eight biotechnology products, Rebif®, Gonal-f®, Luveris®, Ovidrel(R )/Ovitrelle®, Serostim®, Saizen®, Zorbtive(TM) and Raptiva®.

44 count federal indictment unsealed  -  Dec 27, 2006
KGET 17,The indictment alleges they illegally bought Serostim, a drug used to treat HIV, and then illegally distributed the drug on the wholesale market using

Milford woman charged in scheme  -  Dec 27, 2006
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),Officials allege Handy arranged with falsified paperwork for the sale of Serostim, a drug manufactured in Massachusetts that is used to treat HIV-infected

Biotech fortunes boosted by trial results  -  Dec 20, 2006
Globe and Mail,Competitor Serono SA of Switzerland now sells a growth hormone drug called Serostim, which hasn't been approved for HIV lipodystrophy but is used by doctors

Five indicted for HIV drug scam  -  Dec 29, 2006
The Advocate,According to The Boston Globe, a New Hampshire woman and four men from California were able to acquire large quantities of Serostim, an injectable drug

Five people indicted in alleged scheme to sell prescription drugs  -  Dec 26, 2006
Boston Globe,The alleged scheme involved Serostim, an injectable HIV drug manufacturered by Serono SA, a Swiss biotech firm with its United States headquarters in

Merck Serono Completes Patient Enrollment in CLARITY Phase III ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif(R), as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen(R), Serostim(R) and Zorbtive(TM).

NATIONAL ROUNDUP  -  Jan 10, 2007
Windy City Times,A New Hampshire woman and four men from California were able to acquire large quantities of Serostim, an injectable drug. The operation generated nearly

Merck Serono is Launched  -  Jan 8, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif(R), as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen(R), Serostim(R) and Zorbtive(TM).

Merck Serono is Launched  -  Jan 7, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)It has strong market positions in neurology, with Rebif®, as well as in metabolism and growth, with Saizen®, Serostim® and Zorbtive(TM).

POLICE BEAT  -  Jan 5, 2007
Southern Voice,The indictment alleges the five illegally bought Serostim, a drug used to treat HIV, and then illegally distributed the drug on the wholesale market using

Mass. home prices, sales slide again in November  -  Dec 27, 2006
Boston Globe,A New Hampshire woman and four California men have been charged with operating a scheme in which large quantities of Serostim, an injectable HIV drug

Bristol's $499M drug-pricing settlement among biggest  -  Dec 22, 2006
WZZM,Serono settled similar charges last year involving AIDS drug Serostim, as did Pfizer in 2004 involving pain and anti-seizure drug Neurontin.

Five people indicted in alleged scheme to sell prescription drugs  -  26 Dec 2006
Boston Globe,The alleged scheme involved Serostim, an injectable HIV drug manufacturered by Serono SA, a Swiss biotech firm with its United States headquarters in

Biotech fortunes boosted by trial results  -  Dec 20, 2006
Globe and Mail,Competitor Serono SA of Switzerland now sells a growth hormone drug called Serostim, which hasn't been approved for HIV lipodystrophy but is used by doctors

Merck KGaA: European Antitrust Authorities Clear Acquisition of Serono  -  Dec 18, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),The Company has eight biotechnology products, Rebif(R), Gonal-f(R), Luveris(R), Ovidrel (R)/Ovitrelle(R), Serostim(R), Saizen(R), Zorbtive(TM) and

Merck KGaA: European Antitrust Authorities Clear Acquisition of Serono  -  Dec 17, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)The Company has eight biotechnology products, Rebif®, Gonal-f®, Luveris®, Ovidrel ®/Ovitrelle®, Serostim®, Saizen®, Zorbtive(TM) and Raptiva®.

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Bristol-Myers, Glaxo ...  -  Dec 23, 2006
Trading Markets,Serostim, which is yet to receive FDA approval, manufactured by Serono SA of Switzerland is now used by doctors to treat HIV-associated lipodystrophy.

Bristol's $499M drug-pricing settlement among biggest  -  Dec 22, 2006
WZZM,Serono settled similar charges last year involving AIDS drug Serostim, as did Pfizer in 2004 involving pain and anti-seizure drug Neurontin.

Qui Tam/Whistleblower Case Histories In The Healthcare Industry  -  Dec 4, 2006
E-Dental.com,The fines extracted from the company settled a fraud case involving the company's AIDS drug, Serostim, a human growth hormone product used to treat

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