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FDA Aide Joins Industry to Push Stalled Food Regulations
Food companies, consumer groups and even a senior administration official are pressuring the White House to announce new food safety regulations that were mandated by law to be released more than four months ago.
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved generic versions of the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel), making the widely used medication more affordable for those patients who need it.
FDA takes ‘major steps forward’ in solving cancer drug shortages
Commissioner Margaret Hamburg of the US Food and Drug Administration announced today that her agency has taken steps toward solving shortages of two cancer drugs. The FDA granted a foreign supplier temporary permission to sell a drug not yet approved for sale in the United States to replace Doxil, a drug used to treat ovarian cancer. And it has worked with producers of methotrexate to ramp up ...
Drug Approval Faster In U.S. Than Canada, Europe: Study
WASHINGTON — Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing important new drugs.
US Food and Drug Administration panel backs easier home test for HIV
Experts have said that a ground -breaking over-the-counter HIV test that can be taken at home is reasonably "safe & effective".
Four Indian drug makers get US nod to launch generic version of Plavix
Four Indian drug makers — Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Aurobindo Pharma Ltd — have received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to launch a low-cost version of blood-thinning drug Plavix in the US. The drug is used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Study: US clears drugs faster than Europe, Canada
Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing important new drugs.
Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- The first generic versions of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Food and Drug Administration's Expanding Global Reach
The globalization of food and public health means the FDA must be everywhere at once.
Watson files to launch generic birth control pill
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday it filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of the birth control pill Loestrin FE, made by Warner Chilcott.
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