Keyword: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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New Technology Speeding Progress on Bird Flu Vaccine

13.04.2013 - Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China - typically the first step in making a flu vaccine - government-backed...

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The Future of Pharma

11.04.2013 - The Rise Of Generics - In 2011, CMS Pharma was invited to take part in a conference in Mumbai to discuss the emergence of "supergenerics," a new form of generic drugs with improved...

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Insight into the Cosmeceutical Market

11.04.2013 - The global population grows older while increasing social pressures drive individuals to look younger. Consumer awareness has risen for cosmeceutical products which offer a way to...

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Some U.S. Farm Groups Vow to Protect Pro-Monsanto 'Rider'

04.04.2013 - A number of U.S. farm groups want to extend a law that allows farmers to grow a genetically modified crop while regulatory approval of the variety is still being challenged in...

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Pfizer Fails to End Lawsuit Over Bextra, Celebrex Safety

29.03.2013 - Pfizer has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently misrepresenting the safety of its Celebrex and Bextra pain...

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Vetter's Newest Facility Successfully Completes FDA Inspection

28.03.2013 - Vetter, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today that its new center for visual inspection and logistics passed its first GMP inspection by the...

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Biogen Wins EU Backing for Big New MS Drug Hope

22.03.2013 - European regulators have recommended approval of two new multiple sclerosis pills from Biogen and Sanofi, both of which are expected to become major sellers. Friday's decision by...

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Antibiotics Crisis Prompts Rethink on Risks, Rewards

18.03.2013 - Thirty years ago, when the world faced the terrifying prospect of an untreatable disease known as AIDS, big drugmakers scented an opportunity and raced to develop new medicines...