Regulatory Affairs Syndicator

Generics, Lipitor's sales drop hit PfizerChicago Tribune, United States - 2 hours ago•The Food and Drug Administration is investigating side effects of its anti-smoking drug Chantix. Fitch Ratings recently downgraded some of the drug fi…

A mixed bag for HoosiersIndianapolis Star, United States - 2 hours agoCongress gave the Food and Drug Administration new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs and renewed programs that collect fees from drug makers …

Washing hands for 30 seconds kills most germsYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 50 minutes agoThe Food and Drug Administration insists that all generic drugs are equivalent, but our readers describe varied reactions. To read their reports visit …

Allergan’s Botox May Have a Cheaper Rival in ReloxinOrange County Business Journal, CA - 1 hour agoScottsdale-based Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration to sell Reloxin, a potential Botox…

Current regulatory policies should be strengthened to ensure acceptable cardiovascular safety of drugs developed primarily for non-cardiovascular medical problems, according to a recent presentation made by Dr. via MediLexicon

Food, drug safety dominated health news in '07Asbury Park Press, NJ - 51 minutes agoIn July, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 20-3 that Avandia, used to treat type 2 diabetes, increases heart risks. …

Theken Spine gains FDA approval …Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 19 hours ago… is free to market its BodyForm Thoracic Fixation System in the United States after getting clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. …

Alert over skin patch painkillerGulf Daily News, Bahrain - 14 hours agoThe warning came as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety warning on the fentanyl patch, used primarily as a potent painkiller by cancer …

The ConsumeristFDA Warns Against Dietary SupplementsThe Associated Press - 3 hours ago… to provide male sexual enhancement contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs putting users at risk, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday. …FD…

Perrigo says FDA approves over-the-counter allergy drugReuters - 3 hours agoO: Quote, Profile, Research) said it received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application for …Perrigo Announces F…

FDA approves testing of Adolor-Prizer pain drugBizjournals.com, NC - 15 hours agoAdolor Corp. said Friday it has received Food and Drug Administration approval to begin human clinical testing of its experimental pain medicine ADL5747. …Adol…

Mylan to Sell Generic Allergy DrugHouston Chronicle, United States - 55 minutes ago2007 AP PITTSBURGH — Drug developer Mylan Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved its generic version of Johnson & Johnson's …My…

PravdaCanned green beans recalled for fear of botulismPravda, Russia - 4 hours agoThe potential contamination was found thanks to testing led by the Food and Drug Administration. Botulism (Latin, botulus, "sausage") is a rare, …Co…

Theravance Receives Notice of Possible Telavancin Review by FDA …FOX News - 1 hour ago… Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) today announced that it has received notice from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency's Anti-Infective Drugs ….

US FDA clears Fresenius drug for blood lossReuters - 12 hours agoThe Food and Drug Administration said it cleared the treatment, an intravenous solution called Voluven to prevent and treat a dangerous loss of blood volume …Voluven Helps Minimize…