First nonprescription diet drug wins approval
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The first over-the-counter weight-loss pill won approval from U.S. health officials on Wednesday, giving the two-thirds of Americans who are obese or overweight another option to help them shed pounds.
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NEW ORLEANS A two-drug pill dramatically reduces deaths among blacks with heart failure. That landmark finding is expected to lead to government approval of the first medication marketed for a specific race.
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. said on  Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new  formulation of TriCor, a cholesterol drug.
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For those that missed it last night, Biogen Idec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN:NYSE ADR - news - research) received FDA approval for their new multiple sclerosis drug, now called Tysabri (formerly known as Antegren.
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NEW YORK, December 16  - Specialty pharmaceutical company Sepracor (SEPR.NAS) announced yesterday that it had received the FDA approval for marketing its Lunesta treatment for insomnia.
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Biogen Idec Inc. won federal approval for its new anti-multiple sclerosis drug Antegren - the first new treatment for MS patients in eight years.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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Heart attack prevention has just taken another step with the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s go-ahead for one of the nation&#39;s best-selling cholesterol
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A schizophrenia drug 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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The first implantable treatment to prevent sleep apnea has received approval from U.S. regulators, the company that developed the procedure said Tuesday.
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People who suffer from insomnia can rest easier now with the approval of a new sleeping pill by Sepracor, called Lunesta. The drug, which can be taken without time restrictions offers a good night&#39;s sleep
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Novartis AG      won U.S. approval to promote the drug Femara for women who have finished standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer and run out of options, the company said on Friday.
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The biotech's new cancer candidate passes phase 1 trials.
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A new era in stroke prevention gained momentum Tuesday with government approval of a new treatment that clears blocked arteries supplying the brain without major surgery.
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Roche has received F.D.A. approval to market the first gene test that can help doctors reduce the risk of side effects for certain medications.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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Eager dieters snapped up all the packages of alli at dozens of Walgreen Co. stores yesterday, providing a sneak peek at how the nation's only federally approved over-the-counter diet pill would be greeted today, the first day of nationwide sales. "It's a product they've been waiting for," said Carol Hively , a spokeswoman for the drugstore chain.