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Antibiotics: Xerava receives FDA approval for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections

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Watertown, MA biopharmaceutical company, Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of XERAVA™ (eravacycline) for the treatment...

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Antibiotics led to nearly 70,000 estimated emergency room visits for kids in the U.S. each year: Study

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Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications in children, but they can lead to adverse drug events and should be used only when needed. From 2011-2015, antibiotic use in children led...

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Florida company wins $8.4 Million Defense Department award to produce Anti-Ebola Medical Countermeasure

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Alachua, Florida biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), Ology Bioservices, Inc., announced this week that it was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to support the...

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EpiPen: 1st generic version receives FDA approval

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including those that...

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Travel health: FDA approves malaria drug, ARAKODA; 1st antimalarial in nearly 20 years

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CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist recalled due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination

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Product Quest Manufacturing  is voluntarily recalling Lot# 173089J of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist, a clear, colorless liquid, to the consumer level. The product was found to have had microbiological...

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Zithromax FDA warning: Increased risk of cancer relapse with long-term use after Donor Stem Cell Transplant

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning Friday concerning the long-term use of azithromycin (Zithromax, Zmax) for prophylaxis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome to patients who undergo...

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Plasmodium vivax treatment, Krintafel, receives FDA nod

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, under Priority Review, single-dose Krintafel (tafenoquine)...

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FDA approves HIV treatment, SYMTUZA

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The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SYMTUZA™, the first and only complete, darunavir-based single-tablet regimen...

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Smallpox treatment, TPOXX, receives FDA approval

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SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the health security market, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved oral TPOXX® (tecovirimat)...