Tag: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Pfizer files for clearance to use booster dose on children aged 5 to 11

  

  US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has filed a request before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week for an emergency clearance to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 with a 10-microgram booster dose against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

• Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:35 UTC

  Pfizer announces pill against COVID-19 which reduces risk by 89%

  

  The Pfizer laboratories Friday announced the development of an experimental pill to treat COVID-19, which the pharmaceutical company claims cuts down the risk of hospitalization and death by 89% of people infected with the virus.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 07:52 UTC

  US approves GM pigs for use as food and for medical products

  

  The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a genetically modified pig to be used as food and for medical products.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 19:18 UTC

  United States names 16 dog food brands linked to canine heart diseases

  

  The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named 16 dog food brands linked to reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), also known as canine heart disease, in the last five years. Canine DCM is a disease of a dog’s heart muscle that results in an enlarged heart.