Regulatory Affairs Syndicator

KFMB - A national registry on Friday began accepting names of Americans who take the anti-acne drug Accutane, part of a federal effort to limit use of the birth-defect-causing drug by pregnant women. Doctors, wholesalers and pharmacies had until Friday to …

Grand Forks Herald - FARGO, N.D. - Barley, the little brother of breakfast cereals, is finally getting some respect. A new ruling confirms the human health benefits of the grain, which has been known primarily for its use in beer and cattle …

First Coast News - Drug companies are making public more information about medical studies they are conducting, but some still withhold key details, a new analysis of a federal registry finds. Merck & Co., stung by allegations that it hid information on Vioxx’s dangers …

East Bay Business Times - Genentech Inc. said Friday that it has asked the to approve the marketing of Lucentis, its treatment for an eye condition that quickly causes blindness among the elderly. The drug developer (NYSE: DNA), which is based in …

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The Food and Drug Administration says contaminated dog food that was sold in 23 states has killed almost two dozen dogs nationwide and sickened 18 others.

Treatment with antidepressant drugs appears to reduce the risk of suicide in depressed teenagers and adults, according to a study of more than 65,000 patients published today in The American Journal of …

680 News - WINNIPEG (CP) - Any breathing room the fall of the federal government afforded Canada’s Internet pharmacy industry could slowly evaporate in early 2006 because of a new U.S. drug benefit that will compete for many of the same patients. Observers on …

Newsday - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A quarter-million doses of flu vaccine that were bought overseas but couldn’t be imported will be donated to earthquake victims in Pakistan, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said. The 256,000 doses were purchased last year from British …

MSNBC - WASHINGTON - Contaminated dog food which was sold in 23 states killed nearly two dozen dogs and sickened 18 more, the said Friday. The deaths and illnesses sparked an FDA investigation into the pet food made by the …

MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Generic drugmakers are gearing up for a big year as blockbuster brand-name medicines such as Zocor, Zoloft, Pravachol and Ambien are set to lose U.S. patent protection, but analysts warned that stocks in producers of cheaper …

Antidepressants Seem to Cut Suicide Risk in Teenagers and Adults …New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago… In October 2004, the Food and Drug Administration ordered drug companies to add strong warnings to the labels of antidepressants…

Antidepressants, such as Prozac and similar drugs, help many patients overcome their often disabling psychiatric disease and do not increase the risk for suicide, according to two large studies being published …

CHICAGO - The Food and Drug Administration will look into a newspaper report that some canned light tuna contains a species with potentially higher mercury levels, an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.

CHICAGO — The Food and Drug Administration will look into a newspaper report that some canned light tuna contains a species with potentially higher mercury levels, an agency spokeswoman said Saturday.