1.   Analysts said the big drug companies were getting help from a speedier flow of new drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration in Washington.

2.   Another drawback is that since psoriasis is not considered to be a very serious disease, the Food and Drug Administration might set tougher standards for drug approval.

3.   Autumn is typically an active time for biotechology and pharmaceutical stocks, since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration holds more meetings which can lead to drug approvals.

4.   Biotech firms are contracting out more of their work, including manufacturing and drug approvals.

5.   Allergan Ligand Retinoid expects to file for an FDA drug approval later this year or at the beginning of the next.

6.   Drug approval standards were tightened world-wide following the tragedy.

7.   Drug approvals can essentially be delegated to a single European country, and a pharmaceutical manufacturer can choose the country in which it will seek approval.

8.   For its part, the drug industry contends that faster cancer drug approvals will lead to more cancer drug research.

9.   I wanted to focus on food labeling, and I wanted to focus on speeding up drug approval on important new drugs.

10.   If it confirms the U.S. study, the company could apply for a new drug approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by early next year.