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  • FDA gives OK for One more generic for Wellbutrin this week

    This is the second approval this week for a generic version of Wellbutrin, earlier this week Watson Pharmaceuticals announced it’s new version.  BD The Food and Drug Administration approved a generic copy of an antidepressant made by Impax Laboratories Inc. Regulators gave the drug — a copy of GlaxoSmithKline...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 12-01-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, Pharma, FDA, Generic Drugs, GlaxoSmithKline, Wellbutrin, Impax
  • A new source of generic Wellbutrin available soon

    Teva Pharma has a generic version, but earlier this year there were some consumer complaints, now the FDA has cleared another manufacturer to produce a generic version, Watson Pharmaceuticals.  This is for the 150 mg dose.    No word yet as to the availability from the article. ...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 11-28-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, FDA, Generic Drugs, GlaxoSmithKline, Wellbutrin, Watson Pharma
  • Ranbaxy Finds Rudy Giuliani is for hire..

    The story keeps getting stranger by the day.  A little recent history can be found here.   The US is only 2-3% of their entire market so most pharmacies have already found other supplies, such as Walgreens did a few months ago when things started brewing.   Will this soon be a Japanese...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 09-17-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Pharma, FDA, Generic Drugs, Ranbaxy, Guiliani
  • FDA Bans Import of Meds From Ranbaxy

    More can be read here as well.  The issue goes back to a raid in 2006 of a US warehouse in New Jersey.  If the pills were a problem, why were they allowed to continue to ship with allegations that factory test records were falsified.  Well I guess this now gives us the answer while the...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 09-16-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, FDA, Generic Drugs, Ranbaxy
  • Maker of Defective Digitek Recalls All Generic Drugs Made at New Jersey Factory

    Digitek, as you may or may not remember was found to contain twice the amount of active ingredient in the tablets earlier this year.  The list is below as published by the FDA.    The recall is being conducted for retailers to return their products currently.  It sounds like...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 08-05-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, Prescriptions, FDA, Generic Drugs, Medications, Recalls
  • Biogenerics Would Reduce Health Care Costs For Patients, Says Generic Pharmaceutical Association

    A new possible term in the world of Biotech, Biogenerics?   We currently have Pharmacogenomics working and now perhaps an interest with the Generic Drug business investing in Biotech as well or perhaps the availability of a generic without a long patent protection period?  I am not quite sure...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 07-25-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Biotech, FDA, Generic Drugs, Pharmaceuticals
  • FDA comes under Congress scanner over Ranbaxy issue as well as the Department of Justice..

    Congress and the Department of Justice now join the inquiry about the FDA actions investigating the alleged falsification of test records.  This is where joint committees could also stand to shed some light here as both Australia and the UK are working with the FDA in reference to drug factories...
    Posted to The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck on 07-17-2008
    Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Pharma, FDA, Generic Drugs, Congress
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