Regulatory Affairs Syndicator

AFPFDA withholds approval of Merck cholesterol drugMarketWatch - 2 hours agoBy John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Merck & Co. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration denied approval of its Cordaptive …FDA seek…

Teva Announces Approval of Generic Flolan(R) for InjectionWELT ONLINE, Germany - 13 hours agoTeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the Company’s …

U.S. News & World ReportHealth Buzz: Blood Substitute Risks and Other Health NewsU.S. News & World Report, DC - 3 hours agoThe Food and Drug Administration is holding a public workshop on the safety of blood substitutes tomorrow and Wedne…

Business Wire (press release)TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 15 …Hemscott, UK - 2 hours agoBOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Medtronic Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration cleared its OneTouch UltraLin…

ABC NewsBlood substitutes raise risk of heart death- studyguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago… said their study of blood substitutes showed Food and Drug Administration's confidential oversight of corporate research was putting patients a…

China Medical Systems says China renews import drug license of DeanxitForbes, NY - 56 minutes agoLONDON (Thomson Financial) - China Medical Systems Holdings Ltd. said the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration has approved the renewal of …

Food labels help consumers make choicesNews-Leader.com, MO - 1 hour agoQ. Why does the Food and Drug Administration regulate food labels? A. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for regulating the labeling of all …

Editorial: Broadening inspectionMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 4 hours agoThe US Food and Drug Administration needs funding for stepped-up inspection of foreign drug plants. Two statistics should concern you about the US Food and …

Hunger ArtistsSlate - 3 hours agoIn one case, the Food and Drug Administration deemed a compound safe based on two industry-funded reports, despite hundreds of studies to the contrary. …

Hunger ArtistsSlate - 7 hours agoIn one case, the Food and Drug Administration deemed a compound safe based on two industry-funded reports, despite hundreds of studies to the contrary. …

“The fact is, it’s industry’s responsibility to demonstrate the safety of their products”

COMMENT By Lyndsey Layton Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 27, 2008; Page A01 Despite more than 100 published studies by government scientists and university laboratories that have raised health … via The Washington Post

Studies on Chemical In Plastics QuestionedWashington Post, United States - 3 hours ago… plastics industry, the Food and Drug Administration has deemed it safe largely because of two studies, both funded by an industry trade group. …Democ…

Reuters Health News SummarySan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 1 hour agoLawmakers failed to give the US Food and Drug Administration full authority to collect and spend industry fees that would fund the reviews. …

The Money TimesSales boost seen for Thoratec as FDA approves heart deviceBizjournals.com, NC - 1 hour agoThoratec Corp. has won crucial approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a little heart pump that could push its 2008 sale…

The Money TimesSales boost seen for Thoratec as FDA approves heart deviceBizjournals.com, NC - 5 hours agoThoratec Corp. has won crucial approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a little heart pump that could push its 2008 sal…