Regulatory Affairs Syndicator

Palm Beach Interactive - THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — The breakthrough cancer drug Gleevec will now carry a new “precaution” on its label about possible severe congestive heart failure that might result from its use. The announcement came Thursday from the U.S. Food …

PR Newswire - NIXA, Mo., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the anti-psychotic drug Risperidone (trade name Risperdal) earlier this month for use among children diagnosed with autism, much to the concern of parents familiar …

365 Gay - (Washington) The Federal Food and Drug Administration has granted approval of a new 300 mg single capsule formulation of Reyataz for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. The single dose capsule is taken as part of combination therapy that …

KWQC - THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — The breakthrough cancer drug Gleevec will now carry a new “precaution” on its label about possible severe congestive heart failure as a result of its use. The announcement came Thursday from the U.S. Food and …

Lexington Herald-Leader - WASHINGTON - A warning system meant to alert food companies in the event of a food poisoning outbreak failed one-third of the time in a recent government test. The Food and Drug Administration was able to reach an emergency contact for a food …

Political Gateway - WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug for treating type 2 diabetes that can be used alone or combined with other oral diabetes drugs. Januvia is the first in a new class of drugs, DPP-IV inhibitors …

WBIR - A federal health advisory panel says post-menopausal women face a greater risk of the cancer recurring if they carry a variant of a certain gene. The panel wants tamoxifen’s label changed to add that warning. But they’re leaving it to the Food and …

KFMB - … systemic mastocytosis and certain forms of myeloproliferative disorders. Novartis, based in Switzerland, said there have been few if any approved treatments specific to the diseases available for many patients. The Food and Drug Administration …

WTNH.com - THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — The breakthrough cancer drug Gleevec will now carry a new “precaution” on its label about possible severe congestive heart failure as a result of its use. The announcement came Thursday from the U.S. Food and …

Times Union - Food and Drug Administration. “This is a public relations stunt meant to drive foot traffic. Most people will find their prescriptions do not fall under the $4 plan,” said Charlie Sewell, senior vice president of government affairs at the National …

Associated Press - Novartis, based in Switzerland, said there have been few if any approved treatments specific to the diseases available for many patients. The Food and Drug Administration previously approved Gleevec to treat Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic …

MSN MoneyCentral - Lilly also announced it will appeal a September request from the Food and Drug Administration for a new, multiyear clinical trial for the experimental drug Arxxant, a drug for blindness caused by diabetes. Wyeth’s income climbed 33 percent, helped by …

Houston Chronicle - Food and Drug Administration. ‘’It could be that Wal-Mart’s selling strategy is designed to use generic drugs as a carrot to bring people into their store to buy other merchandise,” said Kristie Zamrazil, spokeswoman of the Texas Pharmacy …

Associated Press - Novartis, based in Switzerland, said there have been few if any approved treatments specific to the diseases available for many patients. The Food and Drug Administration previously approved Gleevec to treat Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic …

WTNH.com - THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — The breakthrough cancer drug Gleevec will now carry a new “precaution” on its label about possible severe congestive heart failure as a result of its use. The announcement came Thursday from the U.S. Food and …