FDA Testing Limits of Medical Technology
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WASHINGTON - A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.    One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if injecting certain drugs directly into diseased arteries works better than commonly used stents in keeping arteries clear...
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Jean Pierre Garnier, head of GlaxoSmithkline, says the FDA should have stronger powers - forcing pharmaceutical companies to carry out further tests on already approved drugs.
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More patients with serious diseases could get experimental drugs under revised rules proposed on Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that also detail how manufacturers can charge for them.
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An experimental eye disease drug has been a boon to Eyetech Pharmaceuticals. But as the drug nears approval, many doctors are questioning its effectiveness.
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Washington, Dec 16 : One-fifth of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists surveyed as part of an official review have said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite their reservations about its safety, effectiveness
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The Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued guidelines it hopes will prompt drugmakers to use tiny radio tracking chips on their product packaging to help thwart counterfeiters.
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The problems with Vioxx, taken off the market last week, raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process. Observers say longer clinical trials should be required.
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-- When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a...
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A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.    One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if injecting certain drugs directly into diseased arteries works better than commonly used stents in keeping arteries clear...
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THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- A programmable device that allows professional caregivers to monitor how patients dispense their medications has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient&#39;s medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient&#39;s movements.
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Some are expressing alarm about an implantable chip that the Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday. The VeriChip is meant to pass along patients&#39; medical history to doctors and emergency personnel.
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A panel of experts said federal regulators should relax restrictions on which patients are included in clinical trials of a widely used treatment for a common heart malfunction.
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WASHINGTON -- Greater numbers of seriously ill patients could get experimental medicines under proposed federal guidelines released Monday that also would allow drug companies to charge for the medicines.
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A report to be released on Friday  finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to  ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical  trials, The New York Times reports.
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Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration
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Devices made of heart tissue could screen drugs and power implantable robots.