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4705307 tn?1447970322 ( how does one yodel in print) This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee.
1236243 tn?1277680851 , but an advisory notification following the mid-2011 warning issued by the French and German drug advisory board informing doctors to stop prescribing Actos. Read this FDA link in its full http://www.fda.
Avatar f tn "Somebody" decided (and reported) that this topic on a new potent narcotic drug was meant for the "social" community of substance abusers which is TOTALLY NUTS to me!! If anybody needs to know about what new narcotics are out there waiting to be abused because they have no "abuse deterrent" in them.....drug addicts...recovering or not....surely do! If you read the link given by KBusymom in the original post I referenced...
4973930 tn?1361789738 The trial first has to be approved by the FDA which is likely to accept the recommendation of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC). The next meeting of the RAC is in June, when this proposed trial is likely to be discussed. Details of their decision will be available on http://oba.od.nih.gov/rdna_rac/rac_meetings.html#RAC2013 If recommended, Benitec will then apply to the FDA for an IND.
1831849 tn?1383228392 The Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended that the FDA approve alemtuzumab for the treatment of MS. As with any of our favorite concoctions there are serious risks, but the reduction in relapse rate seems to outweigh them. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/MultipleSclerosis/42899?
Avatar m tn AdComs to continue despite US government shutdown Despite some initial uncertainty as to how the FDA was to operate in the wake of the US government shutdown, it was confirmed earlier this week that activities funded by the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) are among those that will continue over the next few months.
Avatar m tn FDA Teleconference - May 23, 2011 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites you to participate in a teleconference briefing to discuss two Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C, boceprevir and telaprevir, that were discussed at an April 27 -28, 2011 meeting of the FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee. DAAs represent a significant addition to the treatment approach for many patients.
223152 tn?1346978371 This is our week. April 27 the US FDA advisory panel meets to review bocerprevir. The next day, April 28, the same panel meets to review telaprevir. The FDA is supposed to publish a reveiw of both on Monday, April 25, posted to their website: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/AntiviralDrugsAdvisoryCommittee/ucm247236.htm These panels should show us what questions or concerns are being raised by the FDA.
Avatar n tn She is gaining weight, has trouble breathing, and has been experiencing some chest pains lately (Dr. gave nitro). She is on avandia and I would like to know if this could be the cause of her recent decline in health?
Avatar m tn Monday, May 23 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites you to participate in a briefing to discuss two Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C, boceprevir and telaprevir, that were discussed at an April 27 - 28, 2011 meeting of the FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee. DAAs represent a significant addition to the treatment approach for many patients.
80575 tn?1207132364 VRTX) today announced that the Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend FDA approval of telaprevir for people with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. The Committee recommended by a vote of 18-0 the approval of telaprevir for those who were not treated previously and those who were treated previously but not cured with currently available medicines.
29837 tn?1414534648 When an important “viral” drug is to be scrutinized by the FDA (as the AIDS drugs were), the FDA has a division called the “Advisory Committee”. Their job is to revue the urgency of a new drug based on the input they receive from the public and from doctors. So my friends, let’s keep calling the FDA at least on a weekly basis. I left numbers on my former posts.
Avatar m tn Daily visits to selected websites, subscriptions to selected scientific and medical podcast as well as my monthly magazines such as Nature, Scientific American, Physics Today, Science Magazine and Science Readers. respirate just convinced me to add the FDA website into my dailies. What is good with technology these days is that you can be very selective regarding the kind of information you want to get and newspapers make me angry for some reasons that are totally personal.
Avatar m tn Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, to FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, the day after the breadth of the surveillance was reported in The New York Times. Government agencies cannot discourage whistleblowing and reporting of wrongdoing by monitoring employees, echoed a White House memo sent to all government agencies about the FDA spy program.
333672 tn?1273792789 FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Approval of Novartis Investigational Treatment FTY720 to Treat Relapsing Remitting MS -- Committee voted in favor of approval of FTY720 (fingolimod [now Gilenia]), as treatment in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, affirming the drugs positive benefit/risk profile -- FTY720, potentially first in a new class of MS therapy, represents a significant advance as an efficacious oral treatment for people with relapsing remitting MS -- Committee reco
Avatar f tn s studies have shown that untrained nonprofessionals can do the test accurately and b) the FDA committee has recommended approval. FDA usually goes along with advisory committee recommendations, so I expect the test to be approvved and marketed. That said, HST may not have a big impact on HIV prevention in the US. Somewhere around 80-90% of people at high risk have been tested, and those who have not may be inherently resistant and won't necessarily use HST.
Avatar m tn Also, Avandia is the other drug that falls into this classification. The FDA warns not to use Avandia for first time users, in fact, the FDA severely restricts its use. You can read about the different oral diabetes medication classifications and drugs that fall into each class here. http://tinyurl.com/type2-diabetes-drug-classes Always ask your doctor why he/she is Rx a drug vs others on the market.
Avatar n tn Despite up to 3587 Miscarriages, CDC Still Lies about H1N1 Vaccine Safety In a shocking report, the National Coalition of Organized Women (NCOW) presented data in September from two different sources demonstrating that the 2009/10 H1N1 vaccines contributed to as many as 3,587 cases of miscarriage and still deaths.
Avatar n tn In 1991 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that all infants be injected with the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine at birth before being discharged from the hospital newborn nursery.
Avatar f tn New FDA advisory: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/UCM322734.htm Outbreak update: http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/outbreaks/meningitis.
620048 tn?1358018235 Five years ago, consumer organizations, including Consumers Union, advocated strongly for these standards to ensure the integrity of the advisory committee process. Decisions regarding new drugs and devices must be free from even the perception of bias. We question whether any relaxation of these standards is truly needed.