Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Reform FDA, Increase Prescription Drug Regulation (Medical News Today)
Democratic lawmakers this week introduced bills that would reform FDA and boost regulation of prescription drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports. On Thursday, Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) introduced a bill (S 484) that would boost FDA's oversight authority by requiring drug approvals to be paired with programs to manage risk once they reach the market. [click link for ...

Meera Mohanty (The Hindu)
New Delhi Feb. 7 US-based pharma company Hospira might just have to say goodbye to its Indian partner, Dabur Pharma, now that the former has completed formalities to acquire the Australian Mayne Pharma, to claim world leadership in the speciality generic injectable pharmaceuticals business.

FDA Coalition Seeks Increases to Agency Budget (RedNova)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --