Keyword: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Elan Strikes $1 Billion Royalty Deal with Theravance

13.05.2013 - Elan stepped up its bid to keep its independence on Monday by agreeing a $1 billion deal to buy 21% of the royalties that U.S. company Theravance receives from GlaxoSmithKline for...

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Judge Denies FDA Bid to Stay 'Morning-after' Pill Ruling

10.05.2013 - A federal judge in New York on Friday declined to temporarily halt a court order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available over the...

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U.S. Lawmakers Advance Bill on Prescription Drug Tracking

09.05.2013 - A U.S. House of Representatives panel advanced a bill on Wednesday on how the federal government should track prescription drugs as they move through the distribution chain, over...

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FDA to Consider Revamping Food Additive Rules

07.05.2013 - Amid growing public concern over the safety of additives in products ranging from caffeinated energy drinks to industrial chemicals in food containers and water bottles, the U.S...

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Teva Pharmaceutical Banks on Thrice-weekly Copaxone

02.05.2013 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is banking on approval in early 2014 for a new thrice-weekly version of its multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone to bolster sales ahead of a likely...

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U.S. Launch of Novo's New Insulin Faces Long Delay

01.05.2013 - Denmark's Novo Nordisk could see the U.S. launch of its biggest drug hope, a new long-acting insulin, delayed until 2018 while it conducts more tests to satisfy regulators, it said...

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U.S. GMO Food Labeling Drive Has Biotech Industry Biting Back

26.04.2013 - New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop...

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Genetically Engineered Salmon Company Expects US Regulatory OK in 2013

24.04.2013 - AquaBounty Technologies expects regulatory approval by the fourth quarter of this year to produce its controversial genetically engineered salmon, its chief executive said on...