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FDA: Requiring Labeling Changes for Benzodiazepines

Boxed Warning to Be Updated to Include Abuse, Addiction and Other Serious Risks

FDA: Launches the Digital Health Center of Excellence

U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is launching the Digital Health Center of Excellence within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).

FDA: Announces Key FSMA Rule to Advance Traceability of Foods, A Major Milestone in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety

The FDA has proposed a new rule that lays the foundation for the end-to-end food traceability across the food industry that we’ll be working toward over the next decade as part of the New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative.

FDA: Issues first injunction under Produce Safety Rule to Illinois-based food manufacturer for repeated food safety violations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Fortune Food Product, Inc., an Illinois-based processor of sprouts and soy products, has agreed to stop production until it, among other things, undertakes remedial action and complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

SEQSTER: Streamlines Regulatory Submissions & Health Data Sharing with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance

Patient-Centric Engagement Platform Passes High-Level Compliance Greatly Benefiting Pharmaceutical Enterprises

U.S. FDA: National Food Safety Education Month: Do You Know the Steps for Food Safety?

September is National Food Safety Education Month and it's the perfect time to learn the key steps for food safety: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.

SOFTWAVE® TISSUE REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES: Receives FDA Clearance for the Treatment of Burn Wounds

SoftWave® Tissue Regeneration Technologies, a disruptive bio-medical device company, was cleared by the FDA on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, for the treatment of superficial, partial-thickness, second-degree burns in adults (FDA 510k letter number K200926).

FDA: Approves First-of-its-Kind Automated Insulin Delivery and Monitoring System for Use in Young Pediatric Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the MiniMed 770G System, a hybrid closed loop diabetes management device that is intended to automatically monitor glucose (sugar) and provide appropriate basal insulin doses with little or no input from the users or their caregivers for use by individuals aged 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes.

FDA: Broadens Emergency Use Authorization for Veklury (remdesivir) to Include All Hospitalized Patients for Treatment of COVID-19

As part of its ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration broadened the scope of the existing emergency use authorization (EUA) for the drug Veklury (remdesivir) to include treatment of all hospitalized adult and pediatric patients with suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, irrespective of their

BEARPAC MEDICAL: Announces Commercial Launch of the New Passio Pump Drainage System After Receiving FDA 510(k) Clearance

Bearpac Medical, LLC is pleased to announce that they have launched a new FDA 510(k) cleared device intended to treat patients with malignant and other recurrent pleural effusions.

PTC THERAPEUTICS: Announces First Commercial Milestone Payment Following U.S. FDA Approval of Evrysdi™ (risdiplam)

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) announced that the company achieved a $20 million milestone payment from Roche under its License and Collaboration Agreement.

RECORDATI RARE DISEASES INC.: U.S. FDA Approves CYSTADROPS® (Cysteamine Ophthalmic Solution) 0.37%, A New Practical Treatment Option for the Ocular Manifestations of Cystinosis

Recordati Rare Diseases Inc., announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CYSTADROPS® (cysteamine ophthalmic solution) 0.37%. CYSTADROPS is a new, viscous eye drop solution that depletes corneal cystine crystal deposits in people living with cystinosis.

REGENXBIO: Announces FDA Clearance of IND for Phase II Trial of RGX-314 for the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Suprachoroidal Delivery

Company expects to initiate enrollment in the Phase II trial, ALTITUDE, in the second half of 2020 to evaluate the targeted, in-office suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314

LUNGEVITY: Launches Lung Cancer Patient Research Project in Collaboration with the FDA

The new multi-year study will seek to understand different aspects of the patient experience with lung cancer to improve treatment options and outcomes

KAZIA THERAPEUTICS LTD: US FDA Awards Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) To Paxalisib For Malignant Glioma, Including DIPG

Kazia Therapeutics Limited (ASX: KZA;NASDAQ: KZIA), an Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company, is pleased to announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Kazia's paxalisib (formerly GDC-0084) for the treatment of malignant glioma, which includes Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a rare and highly aggressive childhood brain cancer.

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