Food and Drug Administration News

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Kellogg says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu.

November 3, 2009 As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration , Bodybuilding.com, LLC announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary supplement products described on the attached list, that were sold through the Company's website, ...

The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.

Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks says some fish being imported into Alabama have tested positive for a banned substance.

A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled 'BPA free'. Children eating multiple servings of some of the tested food would get doses of BPA "near levels of that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies," according ...

The CDC expects that the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine will have a similar safety profile as seasonal flu vaccines, which have a very good safety track record.

Memphis-based GTx Inc. has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that identifies two deficiencies in its experimental prostate cancer drug toremifene 80 mg, which is designed to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy.

Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it could potentially receive more than $1 billion from a partnership with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

Federal health officials say an implant from Zimmer Holdings Inc. appears to be effective in treating spinal problems, but questions remain about whether company payments to doctors influenced the device's trial data.

After four decades of operation, and a recent FDA warning letter. Cooley Dickinson Hospital is pulling the plug on it's blood donor program.

Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and birth defects.

In this May 22, 2008 file photo, the company logo is seen on the doors of a building at Merck & Co.

Generic drug giant Mylan Inc. is suing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for defamation over a story based on internal documents that prompted a Food and Drug Administration review.

Kellogg, the nation's largest cereal maker, is being called to task by critics who object to the swine flu-conscious claim now bannered in bold lettering on the front of its Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes: "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY." Of all claims posted on cereal boxes, "this one belongs in the Hall of Fame," says Kelly Brownell, ...

Interim financial report for the period 1 January 2009 to 30 September 2009 Novo Nordisk increased operating profit by 30% in the first nine months of 2009 * Sales increased by 15% in Danish kroner and by 11% in local currencies.

Main Category: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Schering-Plough Corp.

October 29, 2009 -- Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it will present key scientific data on its Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder treatments, INTUNIV Extended Release Tablets, Vyvanse Capsules CII, and Daytrana CII, at a national meeting of psychiatrists to be held October 27 - November 1 in ...

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced, Thursday, that all eight participating giant food manufacturers have heeded his call to drop the Smart Choices logo at least until his investigation and new U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards are complete.