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Beleaguered Indian generics maker Wockhardt has initiated a voluntary Class II recall of 11,661 bottles of metoprolol succinate, a generic version of AstraZeneca’s blood pressure drug Toprol-XL. Read More
Generics manufacturers Mylan, Momenta and Sandoz have joined Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as some of the first to announce patent challenges against Teva’s blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone in the newer 40 mg version. Read More
Eli Lilly and Takeda Pharmaceuticals have lost their appeal to reverse a combined jury award of $9 billion in punitive damages for hiding bladder cancer risks associated with their diabetes drug Actos, but experts say that verdict will likely be reduced. Read More
The Therapeutic Goods Administration is looking to Europe for guidance on drug development, including clinical development of biosimilar drugs, investigations of lipid disorder therapies and evaluations of bacterial infections. Read More
The FDA has stepped up its enforcement of compounding pharmacy quality violations that occurred before a new law took effect that boosted agency powers, a move that some industry players contend is unjust. Read More
A former FDA employee plans to press forward with efforts to remove Lasik eye surgery devices from the market following the agency’s denial of his citizen petition seeking the ban. Read More
A federal court has ruled that generic manufacturer Mylan does not have to recall its already-shipped versions of Hospira’s sedative Precedex, a move that reverses the court’s earlier mandate to recall all existing generic versions of the drug. Read More
Teva Pharmaceutical is pulling 3,881 bottles of a generic combination drug to treat Parkinson’s disease because the tablets are potentially “superpotent,” marking another recall for the company this year. Read More
Indian generics maker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is under investigation for allegedly selling prescription drugs without sufficient child-resistant packaging, the company revealed. Read More
The FDA has cited two compounding pharmacies for making unapproved and contaminated drugs, and for poor sterile processing practices, the latest indication that the agency won’t let up on larger facilities. Read More