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U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: USDA, EPA, and FDA Unveil Strategy to Reduce Food Waste

As part of the Trump Administration’s Winning on Reducing Food Waste Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the release of a federal interagency strategy to address food waste.

U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION: FDA warns public not to use unapproved or uncleared medical devices to help assess or diagnose a concussion

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public not to use medical devices marketed to consumers that claim to help assess, diagnose or manage head injury, including concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild TBI.

Targeted therapy for metastatic bladder cancer approved by FDA

Balversa is the first targeted therapy to receive approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with advanced metastatic bladder cancer with the genetic alteration called FGFR3 or FGFR2 that progressed during or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

Blood pressure monitor with EKG available for pre-order

The new Complete blood pressure monitor with EKG capability from Omron Healthcare, in partnership with AliveCor, is now available for preorder in the U.S. on Omron’s website.

BIOTECH: FDA Fast Tracking Innovative Breakthrough Therapies For Cancer Patients

A recent headline from a report released by Friends of Cancer Research, made the following eye-opening statement: "ONE OF THE BIGGEST TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS WASN'T A DRUG, BUT A LAW."

Duke University's McClellan cites FDA improvements

The FDA has made significant strides in drug safety reform over the past decade, says a leading authority from Duke University.

20 food, dietary supplement recalls initiated

Food producers carried out 20 food or dietary supplement product recalls over the past two months, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

SYNERGISTIC THERAPEUTICS LLC: Obtains US Patent for Sublingual Ketamine Treatment for Depression

Synergistic Therapeutics LLC has recently announced issuance of a U.S. Patent for a sublingual antidepressant lozenge with Ketamine, used to treat anxiety, depression, major depressive disorder (MDD), and treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

FDA drug approvals lag as other countries speed up process

Getting pharmaceutical drugs to market for treatment of diseases and conditions as quickly as possible has been a challenge for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, even as other countries have sped up the process in favor of making new prescription drugs available to people sooner.

INNOVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.: Announces FDA Approval of New ANDA for Supply of FlutiCare®

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Innovus Pharma" or the “Company”) (OTCQB Venture Market: INNV), an emerging commercial-stage pharmaceutical company that delivers safe, innovative and effective over-the-counter medicine and consumer care products to improve men’s and women's health and respiratory diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA”) No. 208024 for Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Spray USP, 50 mcg per spray (OTC) owned by Akorn, Inc. (“Akorn”) (NASDAQ: AKRX). I

ANDERSON ADVANCED INGREDIENTS: Commends the FDA's updated allulose guidelines

Anderson Advanced Ingredients® commends the most recent draft guidance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) titled "The Declaration of Allulose and Calories from Allulose on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels".

BARONOVA, INC.: Announces FDA Approval of the TransPyloric Shuttle® (TPS®) Device

A First-in-Class, Non-Surgical Solution for Obesity Approved for One-Year of Device Treatment, Offering Patients Potentially More Durable Weight Loss and Health Benefits

VETOQUINOL USA: Launches Flexprofen™

Generic carprofen chewable tablet developed to treat osteoarthritis symptoms in dogs

LONGHORN VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS LLC: PrimeStore® MTM opens Sputum-free Molecular Screening for M. tuberculosis Infection

South Africa pilot study demonstrates new broad approach to identifying M. tuberculosis infected patients for further clinical investigation and treatment

FDA seeks public input on participation in rare-disease studies

The Food and Drug Administration is set to hold a public meeting on April 29 regarding “Patient Perspectives on the Impact of Rare Diseases: Bridging the Commonalities.”

Surgical mesh for transvaginal repair to be taken off the market

Manufactures of surgical mesh for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) must stop selling their product after an order from the Food and Drug Administration.

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