Food and Drug Administration

The former operator of a Deerfield Beach drug company that illegally sold human growth hormones and anabolic steroids got a significant break on his prison sentence this week because he helped convict other criminals – including his father....

Por Kerry Grens 13 may (Reuters) - Un estudio revela que, a menudo, los suplementos herbáceos para mejorar la sexualidad masculina contienen ingredientes activos de los fármacos para la disfunción eréctil como el Viagra. Además, algunos de esos...

I strongly support labeling of genetically engineered food. As a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, I was a loyal supporter of mainstream pediatrics during my professional years but have learned otherwise in retirement. Much animal data shows the...

Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. PLC plans to pay $1 billion for the right to future royalties from four respiratory treatments being developed by Theravance Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline. The deal announced Monday will give Elan 21 percent of the future...

Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would investigate the safety of added caffeine in U.S. food and beverage products, Wrigley North America has decided to put its bid to market a caffeinated gum on hold out of...

(Reuters) - Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd pleaded guilty on Monday to felony charges related to drug safety and will pay $500 million in civil and criminal fines under the settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice....

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish drugmaker Elan Corporation has agreed a $1 billion royalties deal that could soothe concerns about its potentially risky acquisition strategy and fend off a takeover bid from Royalty Pharma. Elan, battling to keep its...

SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...

* Elan to acquire newly approved Breo as part of $1 bln deal * Irish drugmaker to announce further deals in due course * Looks to outmanoeuvre Royalty with second shareholder dividend By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - Elan stepped up its...

Federal regulators said Friday that they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...

In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. Calling government efforts to restrict the...

Federal regulators said Friday they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...