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Doctors support FDA in its claim against 'worthless,' 'hocus pocus' homeopathic drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to companies that produce homeopathic products claiming they were in violation of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations.

New blood thinner approved for pediatric patients

An anticoagulant injection, Fragmin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration last week for pediatric patients.

FDA warns homeopathic manufacturers about false labeling

Five companies with products considered homeopathic have been found to be in violation of the FDA’s current good manufacturing practice regulations.

Expert says sunscreen users shouldn't be deterred

Despite a recent study which concluded that sunscreen enters the bloodstream after just one day of use, experts are urging the public to continue using sunscreen.

TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS: U.S. FDA Approves GATTEX® (teduglutide) for Children 1 Year of Age and Older With Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS)

GATTEX is the only glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) analog approved that improves intestinal absorption in patients with SBS who are dependent on parenteral support (PS)

23 food, dietary supplement recalls initiated

Food producers carried out 23 food or dietary supplement product recalls over the past month, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

AYALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.: FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Ayala’s AL101 for Potential Treatment of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC)

Ayala Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company developing medicines for cancers that are genetically defined, announced today that it has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) for AL101, a potent and selective inhibitor of gamma secretase-mediated Notch signalling, for the treatment of ACC.

ALIVECOR: FDA Grants First Ever Clearance For Six-Lead Personal ECG Device

KardiaMobile® is the Only Personal ECG that Delivers Multi-Dimensional Insight into a Patient's Heart

WEST CANCER CENTER: FDA-Approved, Innovative Treatment for Glioblastoma (GMB) Cancer at West Cancer Center

Optune®, a wearable, portable device from Novocure delivers Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) to slow down or stop GBM cancer cells from dividing, and destroys the cancer without disrupting healthy, resting cells

SELENBIO, INC.: Texas-Based Biotech Company To Launch FDA-Approved Product Geared Toward Healthier Pets

Pet lovers and veterinarians stay tuned. Texas-based SelenBio is soon to launch an effective breakthrough in helping to prevent gum disease in dogs and cats.

FDA asked to investigate JUUL’s claims of smoking cessation

The Food and Drug Administration has been asked to investigate the e-cigarette company JUUL and its claims that it helps people to stop smoking.

Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee to meet in June

A meeting of the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee will take place on June 11 and June 12.

POLYTECH HEALTH & AESTHETICS GMBH: Welcomes Statement by US Food and Drug Administration FDA Opposing Ban on Textured Breast Implants

POLYTECH Health & Aesthetics GmbH, a global leader in breast aesthetics, welcomes a recent statement by the FDA that textured breast implants will remain available in the US market, In opposition to the recent decision by the French health authority ANSM (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament) to ban 'macrotextured' and polyurethane coated implants from the French market.

DAIICHI SANKYO: FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Daiichi Sankyo's Pexidartinib for the Treatment of Select Patients with TGCT, a Rare, Debilitating Tumor

If approved by the FDA, pexidartinib would be the first and only approved therapy for tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), which is associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations, and not amenable to improvement with surgery

EMD SERONO: FDA Approves BAVENCIO® (avelumab) Plus INLYTA® (axitinib) Combination for Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the US and Canada, and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BAVENCIO® (avelumab) in combination with INLYTA® (axitinib) for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

ELI LILY AND COMPANY: Lilly's CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab) Becomes First FDA-Approved Biomarker-Driven Therapy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab injection, 10 mg/mL solution), as a single agent, for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have an alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) of ≥400 ng/mL and have been treated with sorafenib.

REGENERON: FDA Approves EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection for Diabetic Retinopathy

EYLEA improves diabetic retinopathy and prevents worsening disease that can lead to blindness

FDA strengthens warning for prescription insomnia medicines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now requiring its strongest warning to be used on several of the most commonly used prescription insomnia medicines.

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