Sleeping pill for longer use wins approval
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug designed to better fight what&#39;s described as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America.
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A federal advisory panel has backed Eli Lilly & Companyâs proposed long-acting form of its schizophrenia drug Zyprexa.
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Merck has obtained rights to license an experimental anti-obesity drug that is based on a hormone the body uses to signal that it has eaten enough.
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NEW YORK  - The sleeping aid Ambien (also called zolpidem) taken 3 to 7 nights per week is safe and effective for at least 6 months in people who suffer from chronic insomnia, according to research published in the medical journal Sleep.
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(WASHINGTON) - The maker of a new drug to treat women&#39;s sexual dysfunction says the product is safe and should be approved without delay.
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BOSTON - Drug maker Sepracor Inc. has won federal approval for a prescription insomnia medication the company is counting on to challenge larger rivals in the fast-growing $2.1 billion-a-year sleep aid market.
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NEW YORK - Last night, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Tarceva, a pill that extends survival in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients for whom chemotherapy has failed.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new form of the widely used cancer drug Taxol that is easier to administer and avoids some side effects.
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An implantable lens to correct the vision of nearsighted people won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc  won U.S. approval for a once-a-day breast cancer pill on Tuesday that the drugmaker hopes will launch a new era for its oncology business.
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Cephalon gets some good news about its drug PROVIGIL.
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â¢ THE QUESTION Chronic difficulty falling asleep prompts many people to take sleeping pills. Might therapy that combines relaxation techniques with behavior changes offer an effective alternative?
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Purdue Pharma LP opioid-based drug that aims to provide &quot;around-the-clock&quot; relief to patients with moderate to severe pain.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that works by a new mode of action and has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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The government approved a drug Tuesday that offers a new way of fighting severe pain &#151; an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine and other traditional pain medications.
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Women with advanced breast cancer that other treatments have failed to stop gained a new option Tuesday with the approval of a novel drug made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC.