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FDA Approves First At-Home HIV Test

On July 3, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved the first over-the-counter (“OTC”) at-home test kit used…

GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $3 Billion in Settlement with Government

On July 2, 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) announced its intention to plead guilty in its ongoing healthcare fraud case in what…

House Oversight Committee Finds that FDA Actions Cause Drug Shortages

On June 15, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a Staff Report, detailing…

Marshals Seize Misbranded Drug Products at Maine Facility per FDA’s Request

On June 6, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced the seizure of various drug products from a…

FDA Releases Draft Guidance Updating Warnings for Labeling of Albumin, Highlighting Risk of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease

On June 11, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a draft guidance document, entitled Draft Guidance for…

Study Prompts OIG to Call for Further Training of FDA Medical Device Reviewers

On June 5, 2012, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) published a report entitled, “Executive Summary: Scientific Disagreements Regarding…

FDA Alerts Consumers of an Array of Dangers Associated with Reumofan Plus Supplement

On June 1, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued an alert to consumers on the product Reumofan…

U.S. Marshals Seize Products from California Firm upon FDA ’s Repeated Finding of Violations

On May 22, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced that U.S. Marshals, acting at the requests of…

FDA Notifies Consumers of Supplement Recall after Discovery of Undeclared Drug Ingredients

On May 18, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a press release announcing the voluntary recall of…

FDA Expands Use of Device to Detect both Viral and Bacterial Causes of Respiratory Infection

On May 15, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced the clearance of expanded uses for the FilmArray…