https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian pharmaceutical firms saw their stock prices drop on Thursday morning after US President-Elect Donald Trump used part of his chaotic press conference the day before to say that the US should negotiate better prices from drug companies. https://www.thelocal.it/20170112/trump-pledge-sinks-italian-pharma-firms-stocks Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:43:45 +0100 trump-pledge-sinks-italian-pharma-firms-stocks Europe's drugs watchdog on Wednesday said it found no evidence to link the Novartis flu vaccine Fluad to a scare in Italy, where 19 people are reported to have died after being given the jab. https://www.thelocal.it/20141204/drugs-watchdog-clears-novartis-flu-jab-in-italy-scare Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:25:00 +0100 drugs-watchdog-clears-novartis-flu-jab-in-italy-scare The Italian Pharmaceutical Agency (Aifa) said on Monday it has now been notified of 19 deaths among people who had recently taken a Novartis flu vaccine, but that initial testing had ruled out contamination of two batches of the drug which were taken out of circulation last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20141202/first-tests-rule-out-contamination-of-novartis-flu-jab Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:18:00 +0100 first-tests-rule-out-contamination-of-novartis-flu-jab Thirteen people in Italy may have died after taking a flu vaccine made by Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis. https://www.thelocal.it/20141201/italy-examinesd-13-deaths-in-novartis-vaccine-probe Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:02:00 +0100 italy-examinesd-13-deaths-in-novartis-vaccine-probe Three directors of an Italian pharmaceutical company have been arrested for allegedly counterfeiting respiratory medicine, putting babies and children at risk, the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) said today. https://www.thelocal.it/20130619/babies-and-children-at-risk-from-fake-medicine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:00 +0200 babies-and-children-at-risk-from-fake-medicine