The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

US health secretary: Chinese Heparin shipped to US now safe
The Associated Press -
The US Food and Drug Administration has linked 81 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions to a contaminant found in China-made shipments of the drug ...
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Baxter spent $730000 lobbying government in 1Q
CNNMoney.com - USA
The company lobbied on funding for the Food and Drug Administration, which reviews the safety and effectiveness of all US pharmaceuticals. ...
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FDA Approves New Formulation of Coagulation Therapy
Media Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The US Food and Drug Administration today approved a new formulation of the genetically engineered version of Factor VIIa, a plasma protein essential for ...
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Next president might be gentler on pot clubs
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
LaBolt also said Obama would end US Drug Enforcement Administration raids on medical marijuana suppliers in states with their own laws. ...
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Conceptus' Essure birth control now covered by Medi-Cal
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The procedure, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2002, essentially causes a blockage of the Fallopian tubes. ...
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Boston Scientific announces EU and US approval of new pacemakers
MTBeurope - UK
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark approval of its Altrua family of pacemakers. ...
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By Richard(Richard)
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of a drug designed for the treatment of restless legs syndrome.The FDA said it approved Requip (ropinirole hydrochloride) in dosages of 0.25 milligrams, ...
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Fuddruckers shares partial nutrition facts
By Parke Wilde(Parke Wilde)
... because restaurants are exempted from the federal law that requires nutrition facts information for most other food sold in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration has recommended that restaurants share such information, ...
US Food Policy - http://usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com/

Ranbaxy in the pink of health after drug discovery tie-up
By Morgan(Morgan)
On 28 April 2008, Ranbaxy Laboratories (RLL) received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution. On 15 April 2008, UK`s second largest drugmaker, ...
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Atrium Initiates Voluntary Recall Action Regarding HYDRAGLIDE(TM ...
By Rx Times
The US Food and Drug Administration has received reports of serious injury and death in patients who have been administered injectable heparin products containing high levels of OSCS. While Atrium’s HYDRAGLIDE ...
Rx Times - Pharmacy Magazine - http://www.rxtimes.com/

Obama speaks out on medical marijuana
By David Guard
Obama supports the rights of states and local governments to make this choice — though he believes medical marijuana should be subject to (US Food and Drug Administration) regulation like other drugs.” With Sen. ...
Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) -... - http://stopthedrugwar.org/topics/drug_war_issues/marijuana_policy