StelKast, a manufacturer and distributor of orthopedic implants for knee replacement and hip replacement, has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market EXp for the Proven Gen-Flex total knee system. ...
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US-based Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVNR) has entered into a settlement agreement with the US unit of Indian drugmaker Wockhardt to resolve pending patent litigation in response to Wockhardt's abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) seeking ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has received an application from Bayer HealthCare for marketing authorization of its oral multi-kinase inhibitor, regorafenib, for the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GlST). ...
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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Specialty pharmaceutical company Supernus has launched Trokendi XR, its once-daily extended release formulation of topiramate, for the treatment of epilepsy in the US. As of now, Trokendi XR has been shipped to major wholesalers in the ...
Swedish biotechnology firm Karo Bio (KARO) has achieved its first milestone in a research agreement with Pfizer for the development of drugs for treatment of autoimmune diseases. The achievement of milestone in the RORgamma project ...
Japanese drugmaker Otsuka Pharmaceutical has agreed to acquire Astex Pharmaceuticals for $866m in an all-cash tender offer. Under the deal, Astex's fragment-based drug design technology called 'PYRAMID' will be integrated into Otsuka, ...
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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Therapeutic devices developer Abyrx has received 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new resorbable hemostatic bone putty called Hemasorb Plus that achieves hemostasis by mechanical tamponade. Hemasorb ...
Experts have called for reforms of public hospitals and more legislation on the pharmaceutical industry, after police revealed more details on Tuesday of suspected financial violations by GlaxoSmithKline China. The British pharmaceutical ...
Can-Fite BioPharma, the parent company of OphthaliX, received a patent entitled ‘Adenosine A3 receptor agonists for the treatment of dry eye disorders including Sjogren’s syndrome’ from the European Patent Office. The ...
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CSL Behring has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new 10g (50mL) vial size of Hizentra, an immune globulin subcutaneous (human) liquid drug. Hizentra, which is claimed to the first and only 20% ...
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EPA agents are wearing body armor and carrying guns to check on Clean Water Act violations? In late August, agents of the Alaska Environmental Crimes Task Force descended on several mines around the town of Chicken, and may have been there ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA), in partnership with Federated Insurance, is hosting a webinar entitled "How to Establish a Drug- and Alcohol-free Workplace" on Sept. 26, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (Central time). TIA says ...
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Royal Philips Electronics has launched new Epiq premium ultrasound system designed to visualize deeper levels of anatomical detail and contrast resolution on patients of all types. Epiq, the new ultrasound system which features nSIGHT ...