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FDA public meeting on data collection regarding on-farm antimicrobial drug use
2015-09-07 13:57:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USDA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be holding a joint public meeting to obtain input on possible approaches for collecting additional on-farm antimicrobial drug use and resistance data. read more
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India rejects patent on Pfizer's arthritis drug
2015-09-07 11:48:19| Biotech - Topix.net
India has again denied Pfizer Inc a patent on its rheumatoid arthritis drug tofacitinib, the latest setback for a multinational drugmaker seeking to enforce its intellectual property rights in the country. Pfizer sought a patent that covers an important chemical formulation of the active compound in the medicine, but the Indian Patent Office said the company would have to establish that the compound for which it is seeking a patent is therapeutically more effective than the active compound.
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North Shore-LIJ study of blood thinners finds no advantage to much more costly drug
2015-09-06 20:05:54| Biotech - Topix.net
Dr. Peter Berger, senior vice president for clinical research with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, assessed data from a large clinical trial and said Angiomax, a drug that is 400 times more expensive than old-fashioned heparin, may not be worth the cost during placement of a stent to open a clogged artery. Photo Credit: NSLIJ Dr. Peter Berger, senior vice president for clinical research with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, assessed data from a large clinical trial and said Angiomax, a drug that is 400 times more expensive than old-fashioned heparin, may not be worth the cost during placement of a stent to open a clogged artery.
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New Mexico to get federal funds to combat drug overdoses
2015-09-05 23:22:28| Biotech - Topix.net
SANTA FE >> New Mexico health officials say the state will get federal funding for the next four years to stop prescription drug overdoses. The New Mexico Department of Health announced Friday that the state will be part of the new program that will issue an annual grant of $850,000.
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First Biosimilar Drug Now Available; Ongoing Legal Dispute Remains
2015-09-05 03:32:12| Biotech - Topix.net
The first biosimilar is now available in the United States. Sandoz announced the availability of Zarxio earlier today, after the Federal Circuit denied Amgen Inc.'s attempt to stall the launch.
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