LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan.

HORSHAM, Pa., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Products, LP, formerly Centocor Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., today announced updated prescribing information for PROCRIT® (Epoetin alfa) when used to treat anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as part of a U.S.

Intravenous administration of epoetin alfa, a product that stimulates red blood cell production, to patients with heart attack who were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries), did not provide reduction in the size of the heart muscle involved and was associated with higher rates of adverse cardiovascular events.

LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), the world leader in generic injectable pharmaceuticals, today announced the start of a U.S.

SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a risk management program to inform healthcare providers and their patients about the risks of a class of drugs called Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs).