All Posts Tagged With: "FDA"
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and iPhone Radiology App for Mobile Diagnoses Approved by FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the first diagnostic radiology application to use when viewing medical images. The app is designed to make diagnoses using Apple’s iPad and iPhone. This announcement by the FDA was made earlier this week, and gave the green light for Mobile MIM, which is the [...]
FDA Scrutinizing Alcoholic Energy Drinks
Authorities are placing a magnifying glass on the alcohol energy drinks that are blamed for making more than a dozen students in Washington state seriously ill. Four Loko, a drink that contains alcohol and caffeine, is the latest drink to be investigated by the FDA. Last year the agency sent letters to 30 manufacturers that [...]
Unusual Move By FDA for Diabetes Drug, Avandia
The Food and Drug Administration has announced today that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia will no longer be available everywhere. According to the announcement from drug regulators in the US and Europe, Avandia will no longer be sold in Europe. Patients in the United States that use Avandia will be allowed to fill Avandia prescriptions [...]
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) gets Thumbs Up for Pre-Loaded Syringes
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced recently that FDA regulators approved the company’s pre-filled syringes for hemophiliacs. Hemophilia, an inherited disease which prevents blood from clotting properly, is treated with the drug Xyntha which is now included in a dual chamber syringe. Emil Andrusko, vice president of marketing for Pfizer’s specialty biologics unit said, “The approval of the [...]
FDA Says Female Sex Drug Results Unconvincing
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) created Viagra, a drug developed to help men facing sexual dysfunction. Now the new female equivalent is not showing the results many were hoping to achieve in women. The Food and Drug Administration has released information about the drug Flibanserin, a pill meant to be the first ‘female Viagra’ and the outlook [...]
Pfizer Receives Warning From FDA (NYSE: PFE)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the Senior Vice President of Pfizer, Inc. on April 9, 2010 regarding several concerns resulting from a prior FDA investigation. Two representatives from the FDA who were part of a Bioresearch Monitoring Program conducted this inspection between May 4, 2009 and June 3, 2009. [...]
$142M Damage Award in Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Case
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) was found in violation of US racketeering laws by a federal jury in Boston. The suit, brought on by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, was decided by jury after two days of deliberation following a month long trial. The drug Neurontin is at the center of the battle [...]
Tylenol Arthritis Caplets in Recall List
A consumer health warning has been issued and anyone who has purchased or consumed Tylenol’s Arthritis caplets from the 100 count package needs to be on alert and discontinue taking the medication. McNeil Consumer Healthcare and the FDA are recalling all available product lots of the Tylenol Arthritis 100-count bottole of caplets with the EZ-OPEN [...]
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