41. The FDA did not ask the panel to take a formal vote on recommending approval. 42. The FDA panel said Friday it would recommend approval of the sensor, but said Los Angeles-based MiniMed should conduct more tests on the device. 43. The panel recommended approval for the treatment of active duodenal ulcers. 44. The nurses union was recommending approval of all but two of the agreements. 45. The panel recommended approval with three conditions. 46. The panel will vote this afternoon whether to recommend FDA approval of the product. 47. The panel did not take a formal vote on whether to recommend FDA approval of the drug, known as Meridia, or sibutramine. 48. The panel recommended approval for patients who had already had at least one round of chemotherapy or other treatment. 49. The panel still must address a number of questions and will take a vote later this afternoon on whether to recommend agency approval. 50. The panel voted to recommend agency approval of the drug, which helps protect heart-disease patients from heart attacks or strokes. |