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Article: FDA issues final order on safety of bacterial vaccines and toxoids.
- Article from:
- Drug Week
- Article date:
- January 23, 2004
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2004 JAN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To complete the review of the safety and effectiveness of certain bacterial vaccines and toxoids licensed before July 1972, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule and order that makes final determinations concerning the safety and effectiveness of such products and amends certain biologics regulations.
The final order states FDA's conclusion that the licensed anthrax vaccine, Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, is safe and effective for the prevention of anthrax disease - regardless of the route of exposure.
The process of finalizing this rule and order has taken considerable time, as is true ...