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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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration said on Wednesday it had approved Amgen Inc.'s   drug Vectibix for use in colon cancer patients whose tumors   have spread despite chemotherapy treatment.
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Sanofi-Synthelabo on Friday said it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its Eloxatin to be used with chemotherapy to treat stage 3 colon cancer.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a widely used adult psychiatric drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
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The first officially sanctioned weight-loss drug that will be sold without a prescription, Alli, is expected to be available this summer.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc won approval to sell an over-the-counter weight loss drug called Alli in the United States, the company and U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration approved new labeling Thursday for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Bextra drug to warn of possible serious skin reactions and heart-related problems for those who&#39;ve experienced coronary bypass surgery.
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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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Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said yesterday it has received US approval for the hypertension drug Tekturna -- a potential blockbuster that has shown the ability to lower blood pressure more effectively than common treatments.
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A new drug that fights a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, won applause if not approval from a panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration.
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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 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 Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new drug designed to treat the leading cause of blindness in older Americans.
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AstraZeneca Plc has won U.S. approval to  market its Nexium ulcer pill as a treatment that reduces the  risk of ulcers developing in patients on non-steroidal  anti-inflammatory drugs, it said on Monday.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first birth control pill that  eliminates a woman's monthly period.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sepracor Inc.&#39;s (Nasdaq: SEPR) Lunesta brand eszopiclone, a prescription non-benzodiazepine, for the long-term treatment of insomnia.
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WASHINGTON - An implantable lens to correct the vision of nearsighted people won approval from the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) on Monday.