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  • NAD: Dreambrands to moderate supplement claims following advertising review

    NEW YORK — The National Advertising Division on Friday recommended Dreambrands modify or discontinue a wide range of advertising claims for “Add Lib,” a dietary supplement promoted to women for improved mood, energy and sexual desire.

    Claims at issue included:

    • “Add Lib is an all natural supplement for women to feel better physically, mentally and emotionally — a holistic approach to sustain energy and reduce anxiety — so you can fall in love with life again.”;

  • Pharmacy Technician Certification Board touts telepharmacy

    WASHINGTON — Technology is helping pharmacies provide services to rural areas by allowing them to remotely monitor pharmacy technicians, according to the country's largest organization that certifies pharmacy techs.

  • FDA approves generic versions of Plavix

    SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved generic versions of one of the country's top-selling drugs made by eight different companies, the agency said Thursday.

  • CDC: Chronic disease states less prevalent as education, household income rise

    ATLANTA — People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared with those with less education and lower income levels, according to "Health, United States, 2011" — the government’s annual comprehensive report on Americans’ health released Wednesday.

  • National Consumers League to FDA: NuVal can mislead consumers

    WASHINGTON — A consumer group is urging the Food and Drug Administration to review a proprietary point-of-purchase nutrition rating system that it said is "inconsistent with FDA guidance statements and enforcement correspondence, federal nutrition programs and recommendations from the Institute of Medicine."

  • E-prescribing spreads like wildfire in retail Rx

    Big trends can sometimes take centuries or even millennia to develop. Think about how long it took between the dawn of anatomically modern humans and the adoption of agriculture. Health care is no different, having come a long way since the days of bloodletting and the assorted quackeries that were once considered acceptable medical practices.


  • FDA identifies three online products masquerading as dietary supplements

    SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday identified three online products touting "natural" intimacy enhancement that consumers should avoid because they each contain undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients.

    The three products include Boost ultra sexual enhancement formula, VMaxx Rx and Firminite.

  • FDA advisory committee recommends OTC availability of HIV test

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. — OraSure Technologies on Tuesday announced that the Food and Drug Administration's Blood Products Advisory Committee recommended that the OraQuick In-Home HIV test be made available without a prescription.

    “There was broad support expressed by the HIV community at [the] meeting, and we look forward to continuing our work with them in the fight against HIV," stated OraSure president and CEO Douglas Michels. "We believe the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test will make a valuable contribution in this fight.”

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