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FDA lifts clinical hold on Adolor bowel drug - MSN MoneyCentral
EXTON, Pa. (AP) - Adolor Corp. said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration has lifted its clinical hold on the company's Entereg drug in chronically constipated patients taking opioid pain drugs. The drug is being developed in partnership with
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FDA must require tracking of produce: food groups - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As more Americans get sick while health officials look for the cause of a salmonella outbreak sweeping the country, consumer groups said on Thursday the Food and Drug Administration must put emergency rules in place to track
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FDA lifts clinical hold on Adolor bowel drug - CNBC
EXTON, Pa. - Adolor Corp. said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration has lifted its clinical hold on the company's Entereg drug in chronically constipated patients taking opioid pain drugs. The drug is being developed in partnership with
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission News Stories and Articles - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Daily Briefing: AUTOMOTIVE: June sales likely to be down sharply Detroit —- Toyota Motor Corp. could overtake General Motors Corp. in monthly U.S. sales for the first time in June, but the victory could be hollow as the weak economy continues to
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Wyeth, Progenics get European constipation drug OK - Forbes
Drug developers Wyeth and Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday European regulators approved Relistor as a treatment for constipation related to pain drugs taken by terminally ill patients. The injectable drug relieves opioid-induced
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Diabetes-drug testing pushed - Philadelphia Daily News
WASHINGTON - Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions, but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel recommended. The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted, 14-2
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Shire buying German drug company - Philadelphia Inquirer
Shire Ltd. will be acquiring German drug developer Jerini AG, which produces a treatment for a potentially fatal swelling of tissues and organs, for about $554 million. Shire, the U.K.'s third-biggest drugmaker, which has about 750 employees at the
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Sector Snap: Diabetes drug developers - Forbes
Proposals for tougher heart-risk studies on new Type 2 diabetes drugs weighed heavy on shares of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Novo Nordisk AS Thursday, since stricter regulations could mean longer, more costly clinical trials. On Wednesday
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Tainted Tomatoes: Another Salmonella Case In Tennessee - TriCities.com
That brings the total number of cases in Tennessee to 7. None of the cases reported were in the Northeast Tennessee region. The latest case involves a Davidson County resident. Doctors believe the patient became ill in early June. The federal Food
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