A federal panel of dermatologists has asked the FDA to avoid approving Tazoral (Allergan), a medication for treating moderate-to-severe psoriasis because of concerns about birth defects and weakened bones. cozaar online The drug’s active ingredient, tazaro-tene, is available as a gel and a cream. The FDA will be considering the panel’s vote when it decides whether [...]
The FDA has requested that trials of the gene therapy product TNFerade™ (GenVec) be placed on “clinical hold,” pending a review of information pertaining to a potential increase in the incidence of blood clots in patients with esophageal cancer who received the is currently in phase 2 clinical studies for locally advanced pancreatic, esophageal, and [...]
The FDA is advancing the government’s effort to create electronic health records for Americans within the next decade by making it easier to access and share drug information more efficiently. benicar 40 mg The FDA is adopting the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) as the standard computerized medical vocabulary system for coding important terms in [...]
The FDA and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) have launched a nationwide campaign aimed at reducing the number of common sources of medication errors caused by the use of unclear medical abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations, which have often resulted in harm to patients. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the [...]
It is reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ratified Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Cetirizine hydrochloride tablets (OTC). The company that received approval from FDA and intends to market allergy pills is Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. In fact, Taro is a multinational, science-based pharmaceutical company, using methods of discovery and development [...]
