FDA requires boxed warning for promethazine hydrochloride injection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling manufacturers of the drug promethazine to include a boxed warning regarding the…
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Medications effective in reducing risk of breast cancer
Three drugs, including tamoxifen, reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer, but each drug carries distinct potential harms of…
Fda approves vaccines for 2009 h1n1 influenza virus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.…
Medications effective in reducing risk of breast cancer
Three drugs, including tamoxifen, reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer, but each drug carries distinct potential harms of…
Particle beam radiation therapy promising
Particle beam radiation therapy, a technology used to treat several types of cancer, is considered by some clinicians to be…
Fda clears a test for ovarian cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a test that can help detect ovarian cancer in a pelvic mass…
Fda updates “warning letters” web page
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reorganized and updated the warning letters page in the Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and…
Care-tech laboratories agrees to stop making unapproved antimicrobials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that St. Louis-based Care-Tech Laboratories Inc. and its principal officers, John C.…
Fda study indicates most industry postmarketing studies meet timelines
Makers of approved drugs and biologics generally are meeting their regulatory obligations and complete their postmarketing studies in a timely…
FDA authorizes emergency use of h1n1 test for u.s. troops serving overseas
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) that allows a 2009…