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FDA checks compounding pharmacies, including in Arizona; finds potential problems
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs.
Feds quit legal battle over graphic warnings on cigarettes
WASHINGTON — The federal government, facing a court-imposed deadline and fierce opposition from the tobacco industry, has decided to abandon its legal fight to require cigarette makers to place large, graphic labels on their products warning of the dangers of smoking.
Compounding pharmacies need greater oversight
The following editorial was published Thursday in the Washington Post:
5 AZ practices, 1 in Tucson, may have unsafe Botox
Five Arizona doctors and nurse practitioners are among more than 350 practices nationwide that may have received a Canadian drug supplier's shipment of unapproved Botox that could be counterfeit or unsafe, federal drug regulators say.
NM peanut-butter plant shut down by FDA
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has halted operations of the country’s largest organic peanut butter processor, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with a new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law.
Effort aims to speed new drugs to market
TRENTON, N.J. - Pharmaceutical industry heavyweights are teaming up to address a challenge that's long vexed drugmakers: how to improve the way experimental drugs are tested so they can get approved and reach patients faster.
100 days of science: C-Path: Innovative organization works to speed drug research
The former president and CEO of Critical Path Institute, Raymond Woosley, led a meeting three years ago at the organization's offices.
Approval of new drugs slowing, report shows
TRENTON, N.J. - Fewer new prescription drugs will get approved in the U.S. this year than the 30 approved in 2011, a ratings agency forecasts, adding to the many stresses on the pharmaceutical industry.
FDA approves first pill to help prevent HIV
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, the latest milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.
Tucson-owned firm gets OK to test heart-assist pump
MicroMed Cardiovascular Inc., a Houston company with ownership and leadership based in Tucson, today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a clinical trial study of an implanted heart-assist device.
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