FDA NEWS

Wyeth Drags Through Drug Approval Process - Forbes
Drug approval is a tricky business and pharmaceutical companies are facing more scrutiny regarding their drug applications than in the past. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals , in particular, is having trouble coping with the regulations. The company is not only
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Drug taken to stop smoking is linked to traffic mishaps - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Daniel Williams decided he'd listen to his girlfriend and his 8-year-old son and finally quit smoking, with the help of a new prescription drug called Chantix. He started taking the medication, and a couple of nights later, as he was
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FDA wants more data on Wyeth osteoporosis drug - Forbes
Wyeth said Friday that U.S. regulators have again denied approval of the drug maker's osteoporosis drug bazedoxifene requesting additional information on stroke and blood clot issues. The Food and Drug Administration issued Wyeth a third "approvable
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Wyeth Says FDA Requests Added Information On Drug - CNN Money
Wyeth (WYE) said Friday that its pharmaceuticals division received an approvable letter from the Food and Drug Administration for bazedoxifene, a treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. The Madison, N.J. , drugmaker said that in the letter, the
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McCarthyism, the pope and gutter balls - Detroit News
Seeing Pope Benedict XVI driven around in a bullet-proof vehicle reminds me of how much times have changed over the years. I can remember when President Franklin D. Roosevelt rode through Harlem in an open car. A reader's response to my column about
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America's faux government - Boston Globe
I LOVE Hollywood sets of perfect streets that turn out to be nothing but fronts. It's so clever. Alas, I think that's what we're going to find when we open the doors of the White House in 2009. See, I've been wondering where all the money is coming
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Pet food settlement reached - Tulsa World
Menu Foods Ltd., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and five other companies sued by consumers last year for selling melamine-tainted pet food have asked a U.S. judge to approve a $24 million settlement. The companies will create a fund allowing consumers to
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FDA warns mothers about nipple cream - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, Calif. The cream, promoted to nursing mothers to help soothe dry or cracked
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