Archive for March, 2008



Attorney General sues US Food and Drug Administration over OxyContinStamford Plus Magazine, CT - 5 hours agoBy Attorney General's office Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the US Food and Dr…

Main Category: Hearing / Deafness Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 31 Mar 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is seeking a $2.2 million penalty against a … via MediLexicon

Chinese medical device maker Mindray Medical International Ltd. said Monday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its portable ultrasound imaging system and a biochemistry analyzer.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk spent $960,000 lobbying the federal government last year. The company lobbied in favor of increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration, which reviews the safety and effectiveness of its prescription drugs.

Bay Valley Foods is recalling 535 cases of America’s Choice Classic Caesar Dressing because some of the bottles produced in February 2008 have an incorrect ingredient label on the back of the bottle. The incorrect label on the back includes ingredient and nutrition information for Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing and does not declare the presence of fish, soy and wheat. Consumers who have allergies to fish, soy and wheat run the risk of a serious or life threating allergic reaction if they consume the mislabeled product.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is seeking a $2.2 million penalty against a California hearing aid manufacturer for violations of federal law.

Lannett Company Receives FDA Approval for Rifampin Capsules USP …FOXBusiness - 7 hours ago… a manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, today announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its …

QLT initiates phase II study of punctal plug drug delivery system …FOXBusiness - 15 hours agoLatanoprost is an active ingredient that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for reducing elevated intraocular pressure in patients wi…

JARD Marketing, Lawrence, Massachusetts is recalling selected fresh cut fruit products which contain cantaloupe which has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. On March 26, 2008, JARD marketing was requested by its supplier T. M. Kovacevich International Inc, to recall products produced with cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of Stonyfield Farm brand non-fat blueberry yogurt products due to possible contamination.

Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm has announced a voluntary product recall of its non-fat blueberry yogurt products. The recall comes in response to the possibility of glass fragments in the product.

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Ethicon Endo-Surgery announced that the company has submitted a Premarket Approval … via MediLexicon

Mindray Medical's M5 ultrasound, BS-200 analyzer get FDA 510(k …Forbes, NY - 3 hours agoBOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Mindray Medical International Ltd. said Monday it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration f…

Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesProposed Merck Weight-Loss Drug Linked To Psychiatric EventsCNNMoney.com - 20 hours agoThe proposed drug, taranabant, is similar to Sanofi Aventis SA's (SNY) rimonabant, which was rejected by a Food and Drug Administra…

An international team that included scientists from the National
Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), today reported it has identified six more genetic
variants involved in type 2 diabetes, boosting to 16 the total
number of genetic risk factors associated with increased risk of
the disease.




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