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June 9, 2010
FDA approves generic Lamisil from Breckenridge

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Breckenridge Pharmaceutical’s generic version of a fungal infection...

June 8, 2010
FDA releases sun safety video

Summer is a time when millions of Americans make their way to beaches, parks and...

June 6, 2010
Committee to investigate McNeil, FDA practices

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last month opened an investigation into McNeil Consumer...

June 6, 2010
FDA takes a stand against misleading drug ads

From sophisticated computer-generated animation to camera work worthy of Hollywood to celebrity endorsements, direct-to-consumer drug...

June 6, 2010
Reporters Notebook

Actavis and Sagent Pharmaceuticals have agreed to develop and market a group of injectable drugs...

June 6, 2010
Walgreens, CVS delay test kit sales as FDA signals tougher stance

Adopting a tougher and more interventionist tone with the U.S. drug and medical device market,...

June 3, 2010
Mylan’s generic shingles treatment approved by FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Mylan’s version of a drug for complications related...

June 3, 2010
Taro receives FDA approval for Kytril generic

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market its...

June 2, 2010
Blacksmith Brands recalls four PediaCare lines

In consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, Blacksmith Brands last week voluntarily recalled all...

June 1, 2010
FDA approves Amgen's Prolia

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Amgen for osteoporosis, Amgen...

June 1, 2010
FDA tentatively approves Perrigo's generic HalfLytely, bisacodyl tablets bowel prep kit

The Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval to Perrigo’s generic version of a...

May 26, 2010
FDA to keep a close eye on McNeil operations

According to prepared testimony immediately posted online before members of the Committee on Oversight and...

May 25, 2010
Dietary supplement legislation receives support from CRN, NPA

Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Tuesday introduced the Dietary Supplement Full...

May 25, 2010
FDA approves revised safety label for Xenical

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday notified healthcare professionals and patients that it has...

May 25, 2010
FDA to provide consumer health information through Drugs.com

The Food and Drug Administration is teaming up with an online drug information Web site...

May 25, 2010
Watson confirms patent challenge for generic Renvela

Generic drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals is challenging the patent on a drug for treating kidney...

May 24, 2010
FDA approves Pompe disease treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for a rare genetic disorder...

May 24, 2010
FDA: Prolonged PPI use may increase risk of bone fractures

Prolonged use of a common class of drugs for treating digestive problems may increase the...

May 24, 2010
Sen. Harkin poses questions for FDA following cough-cold medicine recall

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, on Monday penned a letter addressing Food and Drug Administration commissioner...

May 23, 2010
FDA grants orphan drug designation for Friedreich’s ataxia treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has granted special designation to encourage the development of a...

May 23, 2010
Genzyme to correct manufacturing quality violations at Mass. plant

Biotech company Genzyme will pay $175 million to the federal government as part of an...

May 23, 2010
J&J subsidiaries to pay government for alleged Topamax promotion

Two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson will pay more than $81 million to the federal...

May 19, 2010
FDA commissioner Hamburg invited to testify at Tylenol recall hearing

The House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Ed Towns, D-N.Y., on...

May 19, 2010
Report: House panel led by Waxman now investigating genetic testing kits

Federal scrutiny over at-home genetic testing continues to snowball in the wake of an abortive...

May 18, 2010
Genentech receives FDA approval for Actemra

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new biotech drug made by Roche U.S....

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