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December 2007
- December 29, 2007 - FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Raw Oysters Harvested from the West Karako Bay Section of Growing Area 3 in Louisiana
- December 28, 2007 - FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Super Shangai, Strong Testis, Shangai Ultra, Shangai Ultra X, Lady Shangai, and Shangai Regular (also known as Shangai Chaojimengnan)
- December 28, 2007 - FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Super Shangai, Strong Testis, Shangai Ultra, Shangai Ultra X, Lady Shangai, and Shangai Regular (Spanish)
- December 27, 2007 - FDA Approves Voluven to Treat Serious Blood Volume Loss following Surgery
- December 21, 2007 - FDA Develops New Tools to Further Improve the Security of Food and Cosmetics
- December 21, 2007 - FDA Warns About Potential for Botulism in Canned Green Beans
- December 21, 2007 - FDA Issues Second Safety Warning on Fentanyl Skin Patch
- December 19, 2007 - FDA Investigation Leads to Prison Sentence for Woman Who Claimed to Cure 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'
- December 18, 2007 - FDA Grants Tentative Approval to First Generic for Antiretroviral Viread
- December 18, 2007 - FDA Mandates New Warning for Nonoxynol 9 OTC Contraceptive Products
- December 17, 2007 - FDA Approves New Beta Blocker to Treat High Blood Pressure
- December 15, 2007 - FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Swad Brand Sindoor: Product Contains High Levels of Lead
- December 13, 2007 - FDA Approves Kuvan for Treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- December 12, 2007 - Carbamazepine Prescribing Information to Include Recommendation of Genetic Test for Patients with Asian Ancestry
- December 10, 2007 - FDA's Safety Reviews of Prilosec and Nexium Find No Evidence of Increased Rates of Cardiac Events
- December 03, 2007 - FDA Launches E-mail Alert Subscription Service Through Public Web Site
November 2007
- November 27, 2007 - FDA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Sunscreen Rule
- November 21, 2007 - FDA Approves Zyrtec for Nonprescription Use in Adults and Children
- November 20, 2007 - FDA Issues Early Communication for Chantix
- November 19, 2007 - FDA Awards Grants to Further Food Safety
- November 19, 2007 - FDA Approves Nexavar for Patients with Inoperable Liver Cancer
- November 16, 2007 - Approximately $2 Million of Potentially Harmful "Cosmetic" Eye Product Seized
- November 16, 2007 - FDA Announces Board Members of Reagan-Udall Foundation
- November 15, 2007 - FDA Announces Steps to Improve Advisory Committee Processes
- November 14, 2007 - FDA Adds Boxed Warning for Heart-related Risks to Anti-Diabetes Drug Avandia
- November 09, 2007 - FDA Approves Nonprescription Zyrtec-D for Allergies, Colds
- November 08, 2007 - FDA Clears Silver-Coated Breathing Tube for Marketing
- November 08, 2007 - FDA Strengthens Boxed Warnings, Approves Other Safety Labeling Changes for Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
- November 06, 2007 - HHS Press Release: HHS Unveils Plan to Strengthen, Update Food Safety Efforts
- November 05, 2007 - FDA Selects Members for Risk Communication Advisory Committee
- November 05, 2007 - FDA Requests Marketing Suspension of Trasylol
- November 02, 2007 - FDA Requests Recall of 'True Man Sexual Energy,' 'Energy Max' Dietary Supplements
- November 01, 2007 - More than $300,000 of Drugs and Dietary Supplements Seized
- November 01, 2007 - FDA Says Consumers Continue to Buy Risky Drugs Online
October 2007
- October 30, 2007 - FDA Approves Tasigna for Treatment of Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
- October 26, 2007 - FDA Issues Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review of Aprotinin Injection
- October 22, 2007 - FDA Approves Ixempra for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients
- October 19, 2007 - FDA Approves Change in Storage Conditions for Humate-P
- October 18, 2007 - FDA Announces Revisions to Labels for Cialis, Levitra and Viagra
- October 18, 2007 - FDA Expands Age Range for Use of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccine
- October 17, 2007 - FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Complicated Urinary Tract and Intra-Abdominal Infections
- October 17, 2007 - FDA Provides Advice on Safe Sources of Puffer Fish
- October 16, 2007 - FDA Approves New HIV Drug
- October 16, 2007 - Gerald F. Masoudi Named FDA Chief Counsel
- October 15, 2007 - Statement on Medtronic's Voluntary Market Suspension of Their Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads
- October 12, 2007 - Approximately $71,000 of Dietary Supplements Seized at FDA Request
- October 12, 2007 - FDA Commissioner Meets with Chinese Minister of Health and Other Senior Chinese Government Officials on Import Safety
- October 12, 2007 - Spanish: FDA Commissioner Meets with Chinese Minister of Health and Other Senior Chinese Government Officials on Import Safety
- October 09, 2007 - FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Trileptal
- October 04, 2007 - FDA Takes Next Step in Transformation of its Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
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