Sun Pharmaceutical receives FDA approvals for 4 generics (News-Medical-Net)
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that together with its subsidiaries, it has received final approval from U.S. FDA for several Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA).

Despite Faster FDA Review New Drug Development Still Takes 8 Years, According To Tufts CSDD (Medical News Today)
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development times, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. The average time for the FDA to approve new drugs declined to 1.

Nine FDA Scientists Ask Obama Transition Team To Implement Reforms At Agency (Medical News Today)
FDA is "fundamentally broken" and requires reforms, according to a letter sent to the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama by nine agency scientists, Dow Jones reports. The scientists sent the letter to John Podesta, head of the transition team, as well as former Senate Majority Leader and HHS Secretary-designate Tom Daschle (D-S.D.