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Perrigo gets FDA approval for generic Zyrtec Syrup - MSN MoneyCentral
ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Perrigo Co. said Thursday it received final Food and Drug Administration approval for a generic version of Johnson & Johnson's allergic rhinitis treatment, Zyrtec Syrup. J&J's McNeil Consumer Healthcare
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YM Biosciences says FDA lifts clinical hold on AeroLEF, clears phase - Forbes
MISSISSAUGA, ON (Thomson Financial) - YM BioSciences Inc. said the United States Food and Drug Administration has lifted the clinical hold it imposed in January on the development of YM's AeroLEF acute pain relief based on a formulation of inhaled
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Glenmark gets FDA nod to market anti-hypertension drug Trandolapril - CNBC
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said its unit Glenmark Generics Ltd. has got Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing and distribution of Trandolapril
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FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve - Los Angeles Times
CLEVELAND -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him breathe without a ventilator. The implantable device, called NeuRx DPS RA/4 Respiratory
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FDA sued for failure to act on painkiller - Baltimore Sun
A prescription painkiller sold under such names as Darvon and Darvocet is too risky to stay on the market, a consumer advocacy group argued yesterday in suing the Food and Drug Administration. Public Citizen petitioned the FDA two years ago seeking a
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Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces U.S. Phase 2 Clinical Trial - MSN MoneyCentral
CALGARY, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics") (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced today that following U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, the Company is initiating a U.S. Phase 2 clinical trial using
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Analysts: Discovery Labs sell-off overdone - Forbes
Analysts said Thursday investors are overreacting to news that Discovery Laboratories Inc. will delay its response to the Food and Drug Administration's request for information about the company's Surfaxin drug by three months. Last month, the FDA
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RPT-INTERVIEW-US FDA seeks India post for food, drug checks - Reuters India
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hopes to establish operations in India by year's end to better police the growing volume of food, medicines, medical devices and animal feed exported to the United States, a top
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Pet food stored in filthy conditions seized at Petco hub in Joliet - Chicago Tribune
Federal marshals Thursday confiscated pet food at Petco's distribution center in Joliet after U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found the food was stored in unsanitary conditions. FDA employees discovered "widespread and active rodent and
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