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WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory that chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC-propelled inhalers will not be available next year.

FDA official, Democrats spar on drug plan

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- A top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official reportedly has refused to support Democrats on tougher inspection plans.

FDA thinks heparin contaminated on purpose

WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Drug Administration said Tuesday it suspects contamination of the blood thinner heparin that led to 81 deaths was deliberate.

Tainted heparin found overseas

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- U.S. regulators said contaminated blood thinner from China, linked to 81 deaths in the United States, has been found in several countries.

Health insurer to track drug safety

INDIANAPOLIS, April 16 (UPI) -- A major U.S. health insurer says it is developing a program to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved for market.

FDA identifies heparin contaminant

WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the contaminant found in Baxter International's heparin blood thinner is oversulfated chondroitin sulfate.

FDA names drug research chief

WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has selected Dr. Janet Woodcock to become the agency's director of drug evaluation and research.

Foreign substance found in Baxter heparin

WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- Drug counterfeiters may have added an ingredient into Chinese shipments of Baxter's blood-thinner heparin, linked to 19 deaths, a U.S agency said.

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