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California-based devicemaker Staar Surgical has been taken to task by the FDA for failing to obtain approval before initiating a clinical study that the agency claimed was inadequately administered and supervised.
A pair of new studies indicates that stenting of the carotid arteries can be highly effective at preventing strokes in high-risk patients when compared to traditional surgical techniques.
Pfizer announced yesterday it will discontinue clinical studies into the effectiveness of the impotence drug Viagra as a treatment for female sexual arousal disorder because of inconclusive results that would not support a filing with the FDA.
Cordis has completed patient enrollment in a randomized study to pit its Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent against Boston Scientific's Taxus Express2 paclitaxel-eluting stent.
The manufacturers of antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil are coming under fire from U.S. researchers for refusing to release negative clinical trial data, thus denying access to critical information needed to assess the safety of the drugs for use in children.