Scott O'Hara, the head of Heinz's North American business, has left the ketchup giant, the company announced today (26 June). O'Hara has moved on to "pursue other opportunities", the US food manufacturer said. Dave Woodward, the former ...
US food giant General Mills is to launch around 40 yoghurt products in the US this year. Yoplait USA has lined up a range of new lines like Yoplait Greek 100,Yoplait Simplait,Yoplait Fruplait,Mountain High All Natural Yogurt,and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted premarket approval (PMA) to Beckman Coulter's simple, non-invasive Prostate Health Index (phi) blood test. The phi test, indicated for use in men with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ...
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Baxter International's Gammagard liquid 10% [Immune Globulin Infusion (Human)] has got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN). Baxter has been given Orphan Drug ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer's Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules CV for the management of neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury based on priority review. The FDA approval is based on two ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TriReme Medical's new sizes of Chocolate PTA balloon catheter. The Chocolate PTA balloon catheter, designed for the percutaneous transluminal treatment of lesions in the peripheral ...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted a unique product reimbursement code (Q-code) for Affymax's Omontys (peginesatide) injection. Omontys is a once-monthly erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) for anemia ...
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Hospira has recalled 9 lots of cancer drugs including carboplatin, cytarabine, paclitaxel, and methotrexate packaged in vials in the US. The recall, which is based on the appearance of visible particles embedded in the glass located at ...
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Watson Pharmaceuticals said Sunovion Pharmaceuticals has challenged Watson Laboratories filing of Abbreviated New Drug Application(ANDA)with the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)seeking approval for marketing Levalbuterol Tartrate ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Somatom Perspective128-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner. The company said on the Somatom CT scanner, Sinogram affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE), a ...
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Dako, a Danish provider of cancer diagnostics solutions, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to market HercepTest and HER2 FISH pharmDx Kit as companion diagnostics for pertuzumab (Perjeta) - a new Genentech ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Genentech's Perjeta (pertuzumab) for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (mBC), in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and docetaxel chemotherapy. The ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a conditional investigational device exemption (IDE) approval to Edwards Lifesciences' new GLX technology platform. Based on the IDE approval, the company will commence a clinical ...
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Roche has submitted TnT-hs assay's 510(k) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use on its cobas immunoassay and Elecsys analyzers. The TnT-hs is an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay designed for in-vitro ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Arteriocyte Medical Systems' 50cc volume of Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution, USP (ACD-A) for use with its Magellan Platelet Separation system. The Magellan system utilizes ...
Tags: FDA, Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution, clinical technology