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FDA approves disease detecting devices from Illumina

2013-12-01 01:01:31| Biotech - Topix.net

This past week, the FDA approved marketing of four diagnostic devices from Illumina for "next generation sequencing" - meaning the devices can now quickly and cheaply read and interpret large segments of the genome in a single test.

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FDA Approves Mercks NOXAFIL (posaconazole) Delayed-Release Tablets

2013-11-26 15:00:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News

Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved NOXAFIL (posaconazole) 100 mg delayed-release tablets. NOXAFIL delayed-release tablets are a new formulation with a loading dose of 300 mg (three 100 mg delayed-release tablets) twice daily on the first day, followed by a once-daily maintenance dose of 300 mg (three 100 mg delayed-release tablets) starting on the second day of therapy. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia Contacts:Pam Eisele, 908-423-5042Robert Consalvo, 908-423-6595orInvestor Contacts:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465Justin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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U.S. FDA approves J&J hepatitis C pill

2013-11-23 04:26:59| Food - Topix.net

U.S. regulators on Friday approved the use of Johnson & Johnson's Olysio, also known as simeprevir, as a treatment for chronic infection with the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus.

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