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TwitterDoxorubicin, a generic cancer-treatment drug commonly used against breast cancers and lymphomas, is in short supply, and cancer patients are suffering as a result, according to Dr. Greg Marino. The drug, also called adriamycin, reduces the incidence of recurrence of the cancers. The FDA has said it’s seeing a “record number” of drug shortages this [...]
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FDA Says No To Darvon, Darvocet
Posted by Emma Russo on November 20th, 2010
Darvon and Darvocet will no longer be available on the US market soon. Today, the FDA announced that it is pulling the two painkillers because new studies indicate they may damage patients’ hearts when taken at the recommended doses, perhaps even fatally. In the study that led to the FDA’s recent decision, electrocardiograms of patients [...]
New Cigarette Warnings To Turn Heads–and Stomachs
Posted by Emma Russo on November 11th, 2010
The United States Food and Drug Adminstration unveiled 36 new cigarette pack labels on Wednesday. The labels display graphic, even disturbing images and messages designed to educate or frighten smokers into dropping the habit. Now that they have presented the different label images, the FDA will listen to public feedback on the images through January [...]
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Tags: FDA, Kathleen Sebelius, Tobacco, US Department of Health and Human Services 
No Comments »The FDA released new guidelines on clinical trials
Posted by Emma Russo on July 30th, 2010
– The world of clinical trials is going through changes. last year. At the same time the EMA is working on final draft document on how to handle missing data in confirmatory clinical trials which pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies will have to comply with. On the other hand, companies struggling in the current economic climate [...]
Posted in Health Tags: Businesses, Clinical Design, clinical trials, efficiency, FDA, guidelines No Comments »
