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Article: FDA NEWS DIGEST, MARCH 5
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 5, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food & Drug Administration issued the following newsletter:
FIRST TEST OK'D TO SCREEN FOR WEST NILE IN BLOOD, TISSUE DONORS
FDA has approved the first fully automated West Nile virus test for donor screening. The test is intended for blood, tissue and organ donors only and not for use on cord blood specimens or as an aid in West Nile virus diagnosis. FDA says the fully automated feature "can reduce the potential for human error."
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01578.html
FDA TELLS 20 FIRMS TO STOP MARKETING ILLEGAL MIGRAINE DRUGS
FDA has told 20 companies to stop marketing unapproved drug products containing ergotamine ...