Optivia Biotechnology has secured a $1.8m two-year Phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) grant, from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The federal grant is expected to ...
eHealth, an online private health insurance exchange, has selected and inked a contract to integrate Intuit’s TurboTax (INTU), with its online health insurance comparison and enrollment tools. Following completion of the ...
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The Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended the approval of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance's umeclidinium/vilanterol as a treatment for chronic obstructive ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled a meeting on 03 October 2013 to discuss QRxPharma's Moxduo new drug application (NDA) for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. The meeting is aimed at focusing on ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the complete response submission made by Endo Health Solutions' subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals to the new drug application (NDA) for its testosterone undecanoate injection ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Atlantic Pharma for its SMART/Script abuse deterrent drug delivery system. Designed to thwart dose dumping of orally delivered prescription opioids, the new drug delivery ...
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US generics drug maker Actavis has rolled out new formulations of Fioricet (butalbital, acetaminophen and caffeine capsules, USP) and Fioricet with Codeine (butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine and codeine phosphate, USP). Both medicines ...
Texas-based private-equity firm TPG Capital is said to be considering signing an agreement to acquire Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings, an Ohio-based pharmacy-benefits manager (PBM), for an undisclosed sum. Sources familiar with the ...
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Keystone Folding Box Co., a manufacturer of paperboard packaging solutions, has collaborated with sensor and printed electronics provider Information Mediary Corporation to develop a "smart" blister package with many of the sustainability ...
Canada has rolled out the plain language labeling initiative to improve the safe use of medicines by making drug labels and safety information easier to read and understand for all health care practitioners and Canadians. Canada health ...
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US-based drug store chain Walgreens has agreed to reimburse a monetary penalty of $80m to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to settle the charges of violating federal regulations governing the distribution of prescription ...
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Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has obtained priority review status for Sofosbuvir new drug application (NDA) from the FDA for the treatment of hepatitis C infection (HCV). The investigational product is an oral nucleotide ...
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Employee benefits unit Lockton Benefit Group has joined hands with SelectQuote Benefit Solutions to provide its clients a private insurance exchange for retiree medical benefits, known as Lockton Select Marketplace. Lockton Benefit Group ...
USAA Life Insurance is expanding its Medicare Supplement Insurance with the addition of a low-premium choice, Plan N, for its members who qualify for Medicare with more options. The product will be made available to members in 30 states ...
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Cubist Pharmaceuticals has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast track status for its late-stage antibiotic candidate ceftolozane/tazobactam in the previously granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) ...
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