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US FDA approves Ionis' drug for rare genetic disorder

By Sneha S K and Bageshri Banerjee (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Ionis ...

FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules ...

FDA approves use of animal drugs to treat New World Screwworm

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of animal drugs to treat and prevent infestations of the New ...

US FDA declines to approve PTC Therapeutics' oral drug for rare genetic disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied approval for PTC Therapeutics' oral medication for a rare genetic disorder ...

FDA approves Ionis’ hereditary angioedema drug

Dawnzera is the third medicine cleared by U.S. regulators this year for the rare genetic condition, and the second wholly owned medicine Ionis has brought to market.
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Major U.S. drug manufacturing plant did not properly investigate cat hair, pests, and other problems, FDA finds

A major U.S. drug manufacturing plant did not properly investigate cat hair, pests, and other problems, the FDA found in a ...
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FDA approves Ionis drug that prevents swelling attacks caused by a rare disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals won FDA approval for a drug that prevents painful swelling attacks triggered by a rare genetic ...

Orland Park family fights FDA over approval of drug to treat rare genetic disease

A little boy in the Chicago area is battling a rare disease and desperately needs a drug treatment for a better life. The ...

A Common Weight Loss Drug Can Treat Severe Liver Disease, F.D.A. Says

The Food and Drug Administration approved the weight loss drug Wegovy to treat an increasingly prevalent liver disease on ...