FDA NEWS

U.S. FDA seeks India post for food, drug checks - Reuters India
WASHINGTON (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 official
Source: in.reuters.com

FDA sued for failure to act on risky painkiller - Katu.com
WASHINGTON (AP) - A prescription painkiller sold under such names as Darvon and Darvocet is too risky to stay on the market, a consumer advocacy group argued Thursday in suing the Food and Drug Administration. Public Citizen petitioned the FDA two
Source: www.katu.com

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's AVODART(R) in Combination with - PR Newswire
PHILADELPHIA, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline NYSE: GSK today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AVODART (dutasteride) in combination with tamsulosin for the treatment of symptomatic enlarged
Source: sev.prnewswire.com

Mexico applauds US decision to clear some of its tomatoes in - International Herald Tribune
MEXICO CITY : The U.S. has cleared tomatoes in 28 of 31 Mexican states from suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak, a move that drew praise from Mexican officials Saturday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now appears to be narrowing its
Source: www.iht.com

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
Source: www.cnbc.com

J&J skin drug could face slow uptake, analysts say - CNBC
While a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Tuesday unanimously recommended approval of a Johnson & Johnson drug to treat a severe skin disease, some analysts said the panel's suggested restrictions on the drug could limit potential sales
Source: www.cnbc.com

NY FARMERS JUICED - New York Post
The attack of the killer tomatoes isn't rotten news for New York farmers. The latest food scare that squashed $40 million from the industry in Florida and destroyed Mexican imports is yielding a bumper crop for early-season growers in the state - one
Source: www.nypost.com

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
Source: in.reuters.com