FDA News
Carcinogen-Tainted Heart Drugs Lead to a Wave of Lawsuits
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential carcinogens, the first claims in what some lawyers expect to ...
FDA Moves to Protect Blood Supply After Florida Zika Reports
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered blood banks in Florida's two most densely populated counties to stop collecting blood as health officials determine whether Zika has begun ...
Munich Re, Marsh Debut Coverage For Life Sciences Companies Sidelined by FDA
Munich Re and Marsh are hoping life sciences will respond to new insurance coverage coverage designed to protect them in the wake of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-mandated manufacturing ...
Genome Sequencing is Boosting Food Safety Efforts in Crucial Ways
Investigations into foodborne illness are being radically transformed by whole genome sequencing, which federal officials say is enabling them to identify the source of an outbreak far more quickly ...
Product Recall Capacity Needed for Life Sciences Segment
The life sciences industry has seen a dramatic increase in product recalls, and while insurance capacity for the industry in general has been increasing, insurers have been wary about offering more ...