Archive for the ‘Food and Drug Administration’ Category

Merck’s Hepatitis C Drug Wins F.D.A. Approval

by By ANDREW POLLACK Posted: Saturday, 5/14/2011
Victrelis, from Merck, is the first of a new generation of drugs that promise to increase the cure rate while shortening the treatment time.

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Lorillard and Reynolds Sue F.D.A.

by By DUFF WILSON Posted: Tuesday, 3/1/2011
The two tobacco companies claim conflicts of interest by three members of a panel.

Posted in All, Conflicts of Interest, Food and Drug Administration, Lorillard Tobacco Co, Menthol, Reynolds, R J, Tobacco Co, Smoking and Tobacco, Suits and Litigation | Comments Off

Prescriptions: This Week’s Health Industry News

by By REED ABELSON Posted: Tuesday, 1/11/2011
An F.D.A. panel considers what to do about menthol flavoring in cigarettes.

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Prescriptions: Medicare Contractor Will Pay for Avastin During Appeal

by By ANDREW POLLACK Posted: Monday, 1/10/2011
A contractor that had announced it would stop payments for use of the drug to treat breast cancer has now reversed course, for now.

Posted in All, Avastin, Avastin (Drug), Breasts, Cancer, Drug Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Genentech, Genentech Inc, Palmetto GBA, breast cancer | Comments Off