Oncology & Cancer
FDA expands Merck drug's approval to treat lung cancer
Federal health officials on Friday expanded approval of an innovative Merck drug to treat patients with an advanced form of the most common lung cancer.
Oct 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New study questions clinical trial data for kidney cancer drugs
When prescribing newly approved drugs, physicians rely on data from clinical trials to understand the benefits and risks of those drugs for patients. But a study published in the Journal of Oncology Practice showed that for ...
Sep 23, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New Alzheimer trial to use epilepsy drug that calms brain activity
What could be one of the first treatments to delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease received a big boost from the National Institute on Aging, which is putting up $7.5 million to help fund the next round of trials for the drug ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One in four hepatitis C patients denied initial approval for drug treatment
Nearly one in four patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) are denied initial approval for a drug therapy that treats the most common strain of the infection, according to a Yale School of Medicine study.
Aug 26, 2015
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Medications
Study examines high-risk therapeutic medical devices receiving FDA premarket approval
Of high-risk therapeutic devices approved via the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Approval (PMA) pathway between 2010 and 2011, there has been wide variation in both the number and quality of premarket and postmarket ...
Aug 11, 2015
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Medications
Court ruling clears way for Novartis' low-cost biotech drug
A federal appeals court has ruled that Novartis can begin selling its lower-cost copy of an Amgen Inc. drug in September, rejecting a bid to further delay the launch of the knock-off biotech medication.
Jul 21, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The next anti-tuberculosis drug may already be in your local pharmacy
Testing thousands of approved drugs, EPFL scientists have identified an unlikely anti-tuberculosis drug: the over-the-counter antacid lansoprazole (Prevacid).
Jul 7, 2015
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Medications
FDA cracks down on unapproved ear drops
The Food and Drug Administration says it plans to crack down on unapproved prescription ear drops often given to young children suffering from ear infections.
Jul 1, 2015
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Medications
Concerns remain for 'Viagra for women' twice rejected by FDA
The makers of a pill intended to boost sexual desire in women will try again this week to persuade regulators that the drug warrants approval after two rejections.
Jun 2, 2015
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Medications
Bristol-Myers could spend $2.2B in deal with Dutch biotech (Update)
Bristol-Myers Squibb, one of the world's largest drugmakers, will team up with a Dutch biotechnology company whose first approved drug could cost more than $1 million.
Apr 6, 2015
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