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FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the ...
FDA appoints George Tidmarsh as top drug regulator
By Sriparna Roy and Sneha S K (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has appointed George ...
FDA Elevates Dubai Chocolate Spread Recall to Class 1 Over Salmonella Risk
Salmonella can cause serious and potentially fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and others with ...
FDA Suspends Muscular Dystrophy Drug After 3 Patient Deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has placed an immediate clinical hold on Sarepta Therapeutics' investigational ...
FDA to appoint biotech executive as RFK Jr.’s top drug regulator
The naming of George Tidmarsh as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research could be announced as soon as Monday ...
FDA recalls over 67,000 cases of Power Stick deodorant due to manufacturing violations
On July 10, Pennsylvania-based health and beauty manufacturer A.P. Deauville announced a recall of 67,214 cases of its Power ...
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FDA’s CDER Gets New Chief in Biopharma Veteran George Tidmarsh
Tidmarsh, an adjunct professor at Stanford’s medical school, brings decades of industry experience to the table. Serving as ...
FDA to appoint George Tidmarsh as top drug regulator, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Marty Makary has chosen former biotech executive George Tidmarsh as the ...
Cambridge pharma company lays off almost 500 amid FDA dispute over treatment
A Cambridge-based company developing gene therapies for rare diseases is laying off more than a third of its workforce.
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FDA taps biotech veteran George Tidmarsh to lead drug center
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named George Tidmarsh, a longtime biotech executive who has a background in ...
Sarepta Therapeutics stock sinks after FDA tells company to stop shipping its bestselling drug
Sarepta stock tanked Friday after a new patient death was uncovered, spurring an FDA request to halt shipments of an ...
FDA approves natural blue food dye made from gardenia fruit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had approved a new blue food dye derived from the fruit of the Gardenia plant. The additive is approved for use in sports drinks ...