FDA clears J&J drug for autism symptoms
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A schizophrenia drug from Johnson & Johnson won U.S. approval as the first medicine to treat symptoms of autism in children and adolescents, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The powerful anti-psychotic drug Risperdal was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday for use in children and adolescents who have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
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DePuy Spine, Inc., a Johnson &amp; Johnson company (NYSE: JNJ), said that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first artificial disc for treatment of low back pain.
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US regulators, who rejected Cyberonics Inc.&#39;s (CYBX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) device to treat depression in August, cleared the therapy
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for multiple sclerosis that in clinical trials got better results than existing drugs in protecting against relapses.
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The FDA has approved the drug letrozole for use in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have completed standard adjuvant tamoxifen therapy.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Thursday granted special approval for a metal  rod to treat children with chest and spine deformities from a  rare syndrome that limits lung growth and causes serious  breathing problems.
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On the same day that Merck &amp; Co. Inc. announced its receipt of an approvable letter from the Food and Drug Administration for use of Arcoxia (etoricoxib) in several inflammatory conditions, the company said
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Bristol-Myers Squibb, the drug maker, has been cleared of securities law violations in connection with its botched Plavix patent settlement last year, the company said yesterday in a regulatory filing.
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A federal appeals court has cleared  the way for Alpharma Inc. ALO.N to launch a generic form of  Pfizer Inc.'s PFE.N Neurontin capsules to treat epilepsy,  sending Alpharma shares sharply higher.
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Sept. 8, 2004 -- A drug recently approved to treat depression has now received the FDA&#39;s approval to treat hand and leg pain caused by nerve damage in people with diabetes.
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The FDA (USA) says it did not try to suppress the findings of a safety official regarding the Vioxx painkiller. Vioxx was taken off the market last week because the drug increases a patient&#39;s risk of having a heart attack.
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The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new drug designed to treat the leading cause of blindness in older Americans.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly&#39;s Cymbalta, a balanced and potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
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Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs &#151; with a few caveats &#151; even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say.
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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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WASHINGTON - Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs - with a few caveats - even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say. But the problems with Vioxx raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process and the length of time it took Merck to pull the drug, observers say...