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FDA joins chorus of concern about cybersecurity threats
The FDA jumped off the sidelines in the ongoing discussion about threats to networked medical devices, issuing draft guidance to manufacturers and others to take additional precautions against cyberattacks that endanger patients.
FDA wants tighter cybersecurity for medical devices
As concerns about the hackability of medical devices mount around the world, the FDA is proposing tighter regulations for manufacturers, suggesting that companies include cybersecurity information along with clinical data when seeking approval.
Study: Medical devices spur complications for kids
Children with complex conditions often must rely on medical devices to survive, but, because most are designed for adults, life-saving technologies can also expose kids to additional risks, according to a study.
UPDATED: FDA advisers vote for looser reins on GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia
It took multiple tries and a vote tallied on paper to make sure everything was correct, but finally, we have a verdict. After two days of hearings, on Thursday an advisory panel recommended the FDA keep Avandia on the market and ease restrictions on its use.
Australia packager gets FDA warning letter
A warning letter has been issued to Contract Pharmaceutical Services of Australia, which does drug packaging at a plant in the Sydney suburb of New Ryde.
FDA official, panelists challenge Avandia safety trial
Dr. Thomas Marciniak, medical team leader of FDA's Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, made some expensive promises Wednesday morning before a panel of outside experts tasked with advising the FDA on whether to lift current restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia.
FDA issues warning letter for Novartis Ebewe plant
Any drug manufacturer that fails to take instructions from FDA is inviting trouble, and that is what Novartis got by releasing products from a Sandoz Ebewe plant after the agency said they had been manufactured using unapproved inspection procedures.
FDA officials divided on Avandia safety as panel meeting looms
Ahead of this week's FDA advisory panel meeting, staff reviewers backed a readjudication of the controversial RECORD trial, which found that the GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug Avandia does not increase cardiovascular death risks.
FDA seeks quant jocks to find pharma fraud in era of Big Data
The FDA wants to infuse more data analytics into the agency's hunts for unlawful activity in the pharma industry. The regulator has put out a call for external experts to provide its investigators with access to real-time data on pharma product distribution and promotions, Regulatory Focus reports.
Feud at FDA as staffer's safety review bucks agency line
Outspoken FDA scientist Thomas Marciniak is stirring the pot again. This time, his target is angiotensin receptor blockers, or ARBs, taken by millions of people for high blood pressure, The Wall Street Journal reports. And his superiors at the agency are having none of it.
