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22 Jun 2022

US runs out of baby formula, imports from Mexico to fight shortage

Abbott is the largest domestic manufacturer of baby formula. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration moved to ease federal import regulations to import baby formula.

08 Jun 2022

Novavax COVID-19 shots get FDA advisers' backing as 4th US option for adults

American adults who haven't yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration backed a more traditional type of shot The FDA must decide whether to authorise the protein vaccine made by Novavax as the nation's 4th coronavirus shot for adults

27 Jun 2021

US FDA okays arthritis drug for treatment of COVID-19

The drug Actemra (tocilizumab), which is used for arthritis can be given to hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the USA However, Actemra is not authorised for use in outpatients with COVID-19

04 May 2021

US FDA to authorise Pfizer jabs for 12 to 15-year-old by next week

FDA approves use of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15 years Vaccinating adolescents may also be key to boost immunity levels in the general population

21 Nov 2017

Maharashtra: Veterinary medicines sold for human use; 4 persons, drug unit booked

The police have registered offences against four persons, a medical shop and a Delhi-based drug manufacturing unit for alleged sale and purchase of veterinary medicines for human use, an official said on Tuesday.

09 Nov 2017

Donald Trump administration proceeds with Obama-era calorie rule

The Trump administration is moving ahead with Obama-era rules that will require restaurants, stores and pizza delivery chains to list the calorie content of foods they sell.

03 Sep 2016

US bans antibacterial soaps that may do 'more harm than good'

Over-the-counter consumer antiseptic wash products containing certain active ingredients can no longer be marketed in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled.

28 Nov 2015

Nestle India slams charges, says Maggi 'Pazzta' 100% safe

Nestle India has slammed charges regarding the lead content in its Maggi 'Pazzta' products and said that the pasta was 100 percent secure and safe to consume.

Anti-depressants

20 Sep 2015

Popular antidepressant neither safe nor effective for teens

Depressed teens shouldn't take the widely used antidepressant paroxetine as it is neither safe nor effective, as per a reanalysis of an influential study originally published in 2001.

20 Sep 2015

Indian-American leading trials to repair dead heart muscle

An Indian-American researcher is leading clinical trials on an experimental technology that might be able to repair dead heart muscle, or even reverse heart failure.

16 Sep 2015

Barack Obama nominates FDA's No 2 official to lead agency

President Barack Obama has nominated the Food and Drug Administration's second-highest ranking official, Dr Robert Califf, to lead the agency, which regulates consumer products ranging from medications to seafood to cigarettes.

16 Jun 2015

UP FDA finds detergent in Mother Dairy milk sample

The UP Food and Drug Administration Tuesday said it has found detergent in one of the samples of milk picked from Mother Dairy's collection centres, a claim contested by the Delhi-based company.

27 May 2015

USFDA completes Waluj facility inspection: Wockhardt

Drug firm Wockhardt, which has been under the USFDA's scanner, Wednesday said that the American health regulator has completed the inspection of its Waluj facility in Maharashtra.

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

18 Nov 2014

Ranbaxy sues USFDA for revoking approval to sell 2 drugs

Ranbaxy Laboratories has sued USFDA over revoking an approval to sell generic versions of two drugs -- digestive disorder medicine Nexium and anti-viral Valcyte-- in the US market.

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