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US FDA proposes rule to tighten oversight of foreign tobacco makers

June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign tobacco product makers to register their facilities and list products sold in the country. The agency said the move would help it crack down on illegal ...
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Swiss pharma at risk of US trade investigation, industry body says

ZURICH, June 26 (Reuters) - The United States could open a trade investigation into Switzerland's pharmaceutical industry similar to the one initiated last week against Germany, the head of Swiss industry body Interpharma said on Friday. Washington has launched so-called Section 301 investigations into suspected ...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,203

June 26 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 1,203, including 321 deaths, government data showed on Friday. The number represented the total of confirmed cases as of Thursday, according to a situation report that ...
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FDA declines to approve Sobi’s gout therapy on concerns over manufacturing

June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Swedish drugmaker Sobi's therapy to treat uncontrolled gout, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, the company said on Friday. In its so-called complete response letter, the FDA asked the company to provide ...
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States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, also own pharmacies, and one of them, ...
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US FDA declines Lantheus’ tumor imaging kit over third-party manufacturing issues

By Puyaan Singh and Sahil Pandey June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Lantheus Holdings' diagnostic imaging kit for types of cancer tumors, citing unresolved issues at a third-party manufacturing facility, the company said on Friday. This marks another ...
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New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets

New Mexico's attorney general on Friday opened a criminal investigation to determine whether U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents broke state law by allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Albuquerque. The extraordinary inquiry comes less than a week after ...
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US FDA greenlights Viridian’s thyroid eye disease drug

By Siddhi Mahatole June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Viridian Therapeutics' drug to treat patients with thyroid eye disease, the company said on Friday, sending its shares up 6% in extended trading. The decision gives patients a new treatment option ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago man arrested in connection with planned attack at White House

(The Center Square) - A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with a planned attack that allegedly targeted the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House on June 14. ...
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EU Commission opens antitrust probe into Sanofi’s flu vaccine campaign

BRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission opened an investigation on Friday into whether French drugmaker Sanofi breached EU competition rules in a flu vaccine marketing campaign. The Commission said it was concerned that Sanofi had carried out a misleading campaign to sell its ...
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EMA recommends revoking marketing authorisation for Amgen’s rare-disease drug

By Christy Santhosh June 26 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended revoking the marketing authorisation for Amgen's rare autoimmune disease drug, Tavneos, citing a lack of benefits that outweigh its risks. In April, the U.S. FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research had ...
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Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones as death toll climbs

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) - In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced the new toll early Friday, surrounded ...
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