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New 1-a-Day HIV Treatment Approved
The FDA has approved Stribild, the much anticipated once-daily "quad" HIV pill from Gilead Sciences.
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Generic Singulair Approved
The FDA today gave 10 generic drugmakers approval to start making generic versions of Singulair (montelukast sodium), the popular asthma and allergy drug.
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FDA Approves New Inhaler for COPD
The FDA has approved a new inhaled drug for the treatment of the lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
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FDA Approves Diet Drug Qsymia
For the second time in less than a month, the FDA has approved a new prescription weight loss drug.
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FDA Approves First Drug for HIV Prevention
The FDA has approved use of the HIV drug Truvada to help people at high risk avoid infection with the AIDS virus. Safe sex and frequent HIV tests are still needed. And Truvada must be taken every day for it to work.
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FDA Approves Diet Pill Belviq
For the first time in more than a decade, the FDA has approved a new drug to help people lose weight.
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FDA Delays Decision on Blood Thinner Eliquis
The FDA has once again delayed a decision on a new blood thinning drug that some are calling a game changer for the prevention of stroke in heart patients.
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FDA Rejects New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
The FDA has decided -- for now -- against allowing the new blood thinner Xarelto to be used to treat patients with blocked coronary arteries.
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FDA Approves Horizant for Post-Shingles Pain
The FDA has approved a drug currently used for restless leg syndrome to treat a common and painful complication of shingles, according to the medication's manufacturers.
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FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
The FDA has approved several generic versions of the popular blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel).
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