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The FDA Sentinel data mining system is still in the beginning stages and the explanation of how it works sounds interesting in the fact that it will be able to query and mine data to create an overall reference, but the article states they are not creating a data base, but more or less a data mining...
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This article states part of the reporting system will include information on the willingness of a doctor to use genetic testing, well first of all we need to help the doctors to bring this full circle with the integration into the clinical side of this, as I have spoken to many MDs and they are aware...
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Anyone involved and R and D today can certainly take advantage of a Tablet PC. (I think those new fields reps for the FDA might even like this idea and concept too). Why walk around with an “ open pizza box” notebook, watch the video and see the difference and how tablets work while working, and...
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We still need more labeling and the ability for consumers to identify products when recalls are sent out. Look a the Heparin recall that failed, and that was a drug. In a recent post I had some suggestions that can be read here, including disallowing “blind” shipments so it’s not a rat race t find...
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That might explain a couple odd stories of earlier this year, like the pilot program of the “Fake commercials” being tested, but there has also been an attempt to increase awareness at YouTube with FDA material as well, perhaps to even encouraging a bit of humor as I found on this video on YouTube, which...
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The reason for mentioning this is that a vendor of a food product could have a shipping document that shows a US point of shipping, in other words, the delivery document that is signed at the time of delivery on “blind” shipments would not indicate to the vendor where the product originated, as well...
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More products recalled, and this appears to not affect the US, but who knows for sure anymore. Again, I go back to having every product that is consumable, drugs included to be labeled for the city, state, and country of origin. This is a perfect example here where the only thing we have...
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More chocolate woes, you know I think I’m going to give up chocolate all together. Between all the recalls on the melamine laced products and the fact that even here in the US, you don’t get real cocoa butter anymore in some of the products from Hersheys, but yet we get these reports that chocolate...
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Visit the website for additional information as well. When you look at all the products available today, there sure are many options versus the old method of fusion and still maintain flexibility. Pictures show here may not be representative of the actual product recently approved...
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Not just India, but other countries as well. I have posted many articles on the blog referencing outsourcing over the last year or so and all of Big Pharma has interests in foreign countries including the strong possibility of phase 1 clinical trials. The one comment I have to make here...
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One more generic drug to be available soon in the US. BD Drug maker Glenmark Generics today said it has received United States Food and Drug Administration approval for marketing and distribution of Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream, used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Betamethasone...
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This story gets more worry some by the moment when you stop and think of where milk products are used. You see on the list some of our American branded products listed, manufactured outside the US, so this would indicate that even the company branding may not hold any value if a product is purchased...
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First the milk and now cakes and candy, no word on whether or not we have the products here in the US. First stop for the FDA appears to be China, especially to ensure any type of food, toothpaste, etc. that is imported in to the US is not contaminated. We truly need the global efforts of...
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The new product appears will be without CFCs, but will cost twice as much. After December 31st, the current product will no longer be available, stock up now. BD MARQUETTE -- Asthma suffers will be paying more for their inhalers come the first of the year. The FDA is phasing out Albuterol...
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Two injections into the vocal cords is the treatment plan and all coding information is included at the web site. BD PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Coapt Systems Inc. today announced the launch of its Novielle Voice family of injectable fillers at the 112th...