FDA Approves First Generic Ondansetron Injection (Kansas City InfoZine)
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved first generic versions of Zofran (Ondansetron) Injection and Zofran (Ondansetron) Injection Premixed.

Drugmakers' payments to FDA for reviews to increase by 29% (Chicago Tribune)
Drugmakers have agreed to a nearly 29 percent increase in payments to federal regulators to ensure speedy approvals of new medicines and step up safety monitoring, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday.

IDMA conducts pharma analysts' meet (PharmaBiz)
The Indian Drug Manufactures Association (IDMA) held tenth Pharmaceutical Analysts Conversation (PAC) 2006, recently at Mumbai. The theme of the meet was US FDA approvals for Indian pharma firms.