Tag: Us Food And Drug Administration

Individuals 12 years of age and older with weaker immune systems such as those who have undergone solid organ transplantation are also eligible for the shots at least 4 months after receipt of a fifth booster dose.

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug to treat patients with advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after taking prior treatment. The drug — Verzenio (abemaciclib) — can be used for treatment of people with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) — negative advanced […]

Washington: In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved marketing of a novel mobile medical application designed to help treat people with substance use disorders such as addiction to alcohol, cocaine and marijuana. The “Reset” app developed by Pear Therapeutics — a US-based Prescription Digital Therapeutics firm — delivers cognitive behavioural […]

 Hyderabad: Spanish healthcare MNC Chemo Group today inaugurated its oral solids dosage manufacturing and R&D facility here with an initial investment of Rs 100 crore. Chemo Group managing director Lucas Segman said the Indian arm of the group, Chemo India Formulation will be investing Rs 400-500 crore in the next four to five years. “With this […]

New York: As governments across the world look for a treatment for COVID-19, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine have announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the coronavirus pandemic, after successful animal tests. When tested in mice, the vaccine — delivered through a fingertip-sized patch — produced antibodies […]

New York: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the emergency use of the country’s first Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for people aged 16 years and older. “The FDA’s authorisation for emergency use of the first Covid-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that […]