Galderma Laboratories has gained US marketing rights for its Epiduo (adapalene 0.1%/BPO 2.5%) Gel, designed for the treatment of acne in children as young as nine years old, following the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review Sanofi's new drug application (NDA) of lixisenatide, a once-daily a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes ...
Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia and the National Institute of Surveillance of Medicine and Foods in the Ministry of Health in Colombia have approved ElectroCore's non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical vagus nerve stimulation ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Dallen Medical's Compressyn Staple, designed for use in rigid small bone fixation, specifically in foot, ankle, and hand applications. Using the company's patented ...
US food group ConAgra Foods has lifted its forecast for annual earnings on the back of its acquisition of private-label group Ralcorp Holdings - and "strong contributions" from the rest of its business. ConAgra now sees diluted earnings ...
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Exact Sciences has submitted the second module of premarket application (PMA) of its noninvasive stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The module included the required studies and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Second Sight Medical Products' retinal prosthesis system to treat patients with late stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The CE-marked Argus II retinal prosthesis system, which the ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved labeling changes to Bristol-Myers Squibb's Reyataz (atazanavir), an antiretroviral medication. The label will now include warnings about kidney and gall stones in addition to updated ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Medtronic's AIRvance Bone Screw System. The approval allows surgeons to perform a hyoid suspension procedure independently or in combination with other procedures including ...
Medtronic has launched new MR-Conditional pacing system for use with MRI scanners in the US, following the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Advisa DR MRI SureScan pacing system, which includes an Advisa MRI ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a 510(k) pre-marketing notification (PMA) application of Paragonix Technologies' single-use organ preservation device Paragonix Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System (CTS). The CTS helps ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Heinz has agreed to be bought by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway fund and private-equity firm 3G Capital for US$28bn - the largest-ever takeover in the food sector. In a shock announcement today (14 February), the US food giant said ...
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Famed US investor Warren Buffett today (14 February) labelled Heinz as his "kind of company" after his Berkshire Hathaway fund struck a deal to pay US$28bn for the ketchup giant. Speaking to CNBC after Berkshire's offer was announced - ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug named Pomalyst (pomalidomide) for patients who received and did not respond to prior cancer therapies. Pomalyst, the third drug in a class of immunomodulatory agents ...