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U.S. court revives KV Pharmaceutical investor suit

06/04/2012 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – Investors can continue to bring claims against KV Pharmaceutical Co for making false or misleading statements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals largely revived a proposed securities fraud class action that had been dismissed in its entirety by a trial court in 2010. In the lawsuit, investors claimed to have suffered $1.5 billion in losses because KV, a generic drug maker, first misled the FDA in its compliance reports, and subsequently shut down its manufacturing operations in 2009. …

Drug Administration, FDA, KV

FDA warns about counterfeit Adderall tablets

05/31/2012 majac Your Health Matters

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that a counterfeit version of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall is being sold over the Internet.

Drug Administration, FDA

FDA Warns of Fake Version of ADHD Drug Adderall

05/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) — A counterfeit version of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall, sold online, contains the wrong active ingredients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Ask a doctor: When can I begin weight loss just using diet and exercise …

05/23/2012 majac Diets & Weight Loss

I usually like to have a kickstart to weight loss and then maintain the weight loss by dieting and exercise. Is this possible? A: It isn't just possible, it is a good idea. In December, the US Food and Drug Administration took steps to remove many HCG …
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FDA Panel Backs At-Home HIV Test

05/16/2012 majac Your Health Matters

TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Tuesday approval of the first HIV test that would give people the results in the privacy of their own home.

Drug Administration, HIV

FDA approves new diet pill, some argue exercise still best

05/11/2012 majac Exercise

WINSTON-SALEM, NC — A panel of advisers to the Federal Food and Drug Administration have backed approval for the weight loss drug called Lorcaserin, but local doctors and exercise specialists are still skeptical of using drugs for weight loss.
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Drug Administration, FDA

FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIV

05/11/2012 majac Your Health Matters

The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.

Drug Administration, FDA, HIV

FDA panel backs Gilead’s Truvada to prevent HIV

05/10/2012 majac Your Health Matters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts recommended Gilead Sciences Inc’s Truvada as a treatment for preventing HIV infection among people at risk for contracting AIDS, including homosexual and bisexual men. In a move that could lead to a new milestone for treatment in the evolution of the worldwide AIDS epidemic, the FDA advisory committee voted 19-3 to endorse the drug’s use for controlling HIV infection among the highest risk group – men who have sex with men. …

AIDS, Drug Administration, FDA, HIV

FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug

05/10/2012 majac Your Health Matters

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended approval of the weight-loss medication lorcaserin, even though concerns remain about cardiovascular side effects.

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FDA Advisers Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV Infection

05/10/2012 majac Your Health Matters

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers endorsed Thursday the use of the drug Truvada as a means to help prevent HIV infection in healthy people at high risk of contracting the AIDS-causing virus.

AIDS, Drug Administration, HIV

New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial

05/10/2012 majac Your Health Matters

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — A new weight-loss drug that is awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration showed promising results in a recent international trial, researchers report.

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FDA panel urges approval for Pfizer arthritis drug

05/09/2012 majac Your Health Matters

An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged US regulators to approve a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis made by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Drug Administration, FDA, US

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