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FDA warns of dog jerky tied to illnesses, death
A group of popular dog treats could be sickening and even killing dogs all across the country, yet the Food and Drug Administration says there’s nothing it can do. Since November, more than 900 dog owners have reported illnesses to the FDA. The symptoms range from vomiting and diarrhea to kidney failure and even death. Pauli Klingonsmith of Wheeler, Oregon says both her dogs, Dixie and Max, died ...
Novo Nordisk diabetes drug gets broader approval
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk A/S said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration granted an additional marketing approval for its diabetes drug Levemir.Novo Nordisk says Levemir is now approved for ...
FDA staff shoots down Pfizer rare disease drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug reviewers on Tuesday recommended rejecting a Pfizer Inc drug because the data did not prove it worked well in treating a rare neurodegenerative disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff reviewed the pill, tafamidis, ahead of an advisory panel of outside experts, which on Thursday will vote on whether to recommend it for approval. The FDA will make a final ...
Apricus Biosciences Granted Regulatory Guidance With FDA for MycoVa(TM) for the Treatment of Onychomycosis
SAN DIEGO -- Apricus Biosciences, Inc. ("Apricus Bio" or the "Company") (http://www.apricusbio.com) announced today that the United States ("U.S.") Food and Drug Administration ...
Perrigo Receives FDA Approval for Butoconazole Nitrate 2% Vaginal Cream
ALLEGAN, Mich., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) today announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug ...
FDA says Xarelto reduced deadly heart attacks
FDA says Xarelto reduced deadly heart attacks Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:45 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that a blood thinner from Johnson & Johnson appears to reduce life-threatening blood clots in high ...
FDA Approves Levemir® for Expanded Use in Children Two to Five Years of Age with Type 1 Diabetes
PRINCETON, N.J., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Levemir ® (insulin detemir [rDNA ...
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- The new blood thinner Xarelto appears to lower the chances of potentially fatal blood clots in high-risk heart patients, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review has found.
U.S. states urge return of drug used in executions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifteen states asked the U.S. Justice Department on Monday for help in obtaining an anesthesia drug they use in executions but that a federal judge said in March was illegally imported. The dispute is playing out in a lawsuit over whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the authority to allow shipments of the sedative sodium thiopental into the country, even ...
FDA staff sends mixed message on J&J drug Xarelto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers had mixed opinions about whether Johnson & Johnson blood thinner Xarelto reduced the risk of new heart attacks and strokes in people with heart problems, setting the stage for heated debate by outside experts later this week. Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff members raised doubts about how well the drug worked, given the high number of ...
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