News tagged with fda approved drugs
Scientist urges government ruling on genetically engineered salmon
A Purdue University scientist is urging federal officials to decide whether genetically engineered salmon would be allowed for U.S. consumption and arguing that not doing so may set back scientific efforts to increase food ...
Aug 06, 2011 |
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Bill revision could mean money for NJ drug company
(AP) -- A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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US approves cell therapy injection for wrinkles
US regulators have approved a new type of therapy that uses a person's own skin cells to create an injectable cosmetic plumper to smooth out laugh lines, Fibrocell Science said Wednesday.
Jun 22, 2011 |
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US takes aim at purported sex disease 'cures'
The US government said Tuesday it is taking steps to remove from the market a host of online products that promise to cure HIV, herpes, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 03, 2011 |
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Women get short shrift in many heart device studies, despite requirement
Despite a long-standing requirement for medical device makers to include women in studies they submit to the Food and Drug Administration for device approval, only a few include enough women or analyze how the devices work ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Speedy generic approval may not benefit consumers as much as expected, model shows
Faster approval times for generic drugs will get them into consumers' hands quicker, but may not make the price any better, a pricing and marketing researcher has found.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 08, 2011 |
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FDA: Agency must review tobacco products
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says it must review tobacco products that were introduced or changed over the last four years in order for companies to keep selling them.
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Grandfathered drug for high potassium has no proven benefit
For more than half a century, products containing ion exchange resins have been used in patients with dangerously high levels of potassium. However, there is no convincing evidence that these products are actually effective, ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 09, 2010 |
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New hope on finding better blood thinners
Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Stanford researchers call for drug labels to disclose lack of comparison with existing medications
The labeling information that comes with prescription drugs tells you what's known about the medication, but researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine think it's high time that the labeling tell you what ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 12, 2009 |
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FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying
(AP) -- A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests over their decision to remove it. The Food and Drug Administration ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Antibiotic combination defeats extensively drug-resistant TB
A combination of two FDA-approved drugs, already approved for fighting other bacterial infections, shows potential for treating extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the most deadly form of the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 26, 2009 |
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