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Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About The Treatment Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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In 2014, the US FDA approved this regimen, and it features in the latest WHO guidelines for LTBI treatment. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007; 51:3781–8. The rifapentine group had higher treatment completion rates (82.1% versus 69%) than the isoniazid group, mirroring findings from U.S. TB Control Programs 21. 7. Jindani, G.

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Radical Transparency or Radical Redundancy? FDA Publishes 200+ Complete Response Letters, Most of Which Are Already Public

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Butler — In a move FDA is calling “radical transparency,” the Agency announced on July 10, 2025 that it has published 200+ Complete Response Letters (CRLs) issued in response to marketing applications for drugs and biologics on its openFDA database. By Sarah Wicks & Michelle L.

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CDC Report Finds No Connection Between Thimerosal and Autism

Drug Topics

2 Currently, there are 3 FDA-approved seasonal influenza vaccines that contain a concentration of mercury, as evident from January 15, 2025, on the CDC website. The use of the preservative used in FDA-licensed vaccines has significantly declined and were developed into single-dose containers instead of multidose. Hinrichsen, V.

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ICH Q6(R1): test criteria and specifications

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Biosimilar Landscape: An Overview of Regulatory Approvals by the EMA and FDA. EMA/CHMP/ICH/214732/2007. EU Official Says ICH Q6B Is Outdated And Needs Revision. Internet] Regulatory Focus. cited 2024August]. Available from: [link] 4. Pharmaceutics. 2021; 13(1): 48. ICH Q8(R2) Pharmaceutical Development – Scientific Guideline.

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STAT+: In a rare move, FDA threatens to fine a company for failing to report clinical trial results

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In a July 19 letter , the FDA warned Light Sciences Oncology about its failure to post study results about a prostate treatment to the database, ClinicalTrials.gov. After receiving the FDA letter, Light Sciences posted results on Aug. After receiving the FDA letter, Light Sciences posted results on Aug.

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Opinion: STAT+: The PATCH Act’s approach to securing medical devices actually gives malicious actors a blueprint

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In August 2013, the FDA made news when it issued cybersecurity guidance for medical devices.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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Sodium oxybate — which in the late 1980s was marketed to bodybuilders and then became known as GHB and criminally used as a date rape drug — has been sold under the brand name Xyrem after gaining FDA approval in 2002. In 2020, the FDA-approved indication was expanded to include those patients who suffer from cataplexy.