FDA NEWS

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Enters Collaboration Agreement with UC San - MSN MoneyCentral
- Raptor to Support Phase 2a Clinical Trial at UCSD NOVATO, California , July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced the execution of a collaboration agreement (the
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial of PROVENGE in Patients With - MSN MoneyCentral
SEATTLE , July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dendreon Corporation DNDN today announced that the Company has initiated a Phase 2 trial of PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T), Dendreon's investigational active cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Ranbaxy denies US FDA allegations; shares up 9% - Business Standard
Pharma major Ranbaxy today denied allegations by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding submission of false and fabricated informations, on the back of which the company's shares opened five per cent up on the Bombay Stock Exchange. "Ranbaxy
Source: www.business-standard.com

FDA staff questions J&J antibiotic studies - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers have "several major concerns" about effectiveness data supplied by Johnson & Johnson in a bid to expand use of its antibiotic Doribax, according to documents released on Monday. The Food and Drug
Source: www.reuters.com

Natalie Cole says she has hepatitis C - Newsday
Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement Wednesday. Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The statement said the disease was revealed during a
Source: www.newsday.com

US prosecutors allege Indian drug maker Ranbaxy forged documents - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Federal prosecutors allege that Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories deliberately misled the U.S. government about the quality of its low-cost medicines. The Justice Department is demanding Ranbaxy turn over documents which it
Source: www.iht.com

FDA: Genentech's Avastin Tied To Several Cases Of Anemia - CNN Money
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued an alert about Genentech Inc.'s (DNA) blockbuster cancer drug Avastin, saying the drug has been tied to the development of anemia in several patients. Several patients
Source: money.cnn.com

Mexican officials in US to demand Mexican tomatoes be cleared of - Los Angeles Times
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexico's health secretary says a team of health and agriculture officials has traveled to the United States to demand that Mexican tomatoes be cleared of any suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak.Jose Angel Cordova says the
Source: www.latimes.com