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FDA Expands Use of CSL Limited’s Seasonal and H1N1 Vaccines to Infants and Children
On November 16, 2009, In Food and Drug Administration, By admin
On November 13, 2009, In Food and Drug Administration, By admin
Toan Le, 51, and Hang Ho, 41, a married couple residing in Burien, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle in connection with their attempt to import and use a cosmetic device that had not been approved for use in the U.S.
On November 11, 2009, In Food and Drug Administration, By admin
Demerol Diverted at Bellevue Surgery Clinic DREA LYNNE GIBSON, 43, of Fall City, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year and a day in prison and three years of supervised release for product tampering in violation of federal law. GIBSON pleaded guilty in May 2009, admitting that she tampered with doses of Demerol, a narcotic pain medication, at the surgical center where she worked.
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U.S. Attorney News Release: Health Care Professional Sentenced To Prison For Product Tampering
On October 19, 2009, In Food and Drug Administration, By admin
Joseph Egbe, age 44, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to misbranding of pharmaceuticals, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
On July 6, 2009, In Food and Drug Administration, By admin
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alimta (pemetrexed), the first drug available for maintenance therapy of advanced or metastatic lung cancer.
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FDA Approves First Maintenance Drug Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer
On July 2, 2009, In Food and Drug Administration, By admin
Matt J. Whitworth, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Michigan business owner pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently market dietary supplements over the Internet with illegal claims that these supplements could prevent, treat or cure a number of diseases. Several Web sites were used to sell nearly $12 million worth of the products in 2005 and 2006.
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U.S. Attorney News Release: Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Marketing Dietary Supplements