Protein-bound paclitaxel ( e. g., Abraxane ) or nab-paclitaxel was approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) in January 2005 for the treatment of refractory breast cancer.

Abraxane, launched in July 2008, is being used to treat metastatic breast cancer and also other tumors such as pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer.

* 2008 — Biocon acquires a 70 % stake in German pharmaceutical company, AxiCorp GmbH for a consideration of € 30 Million ; Launches a Safety Device in the form of pre-filled syringes for two of its life saving products, GCSF and EPO in collaboration with Safety Syringes Inc .; Biocon and Abraxis Bioscience launch Abraxane in India for treatment of breast cancer ; Biocon ranked among the top 20 global biotechnology companies ( Med Ad News ); Biocon is the 7th largest biotech employer in the world ( Med Ad News ); NeoBiocon and Abraxis Bioscience launch Abraxane in The UAE.

In-licensed from Abraxis BioScience, Biocon has obtained the rights to market Abraxane in India for the treatment of breast cancer.

* 2007 — Biocon and Neopharma sign an MOU to establish a JV to manufacture and market a range of biopharmaceuticals for the GCC countries ; Grants exclusive license to Ferozsons Laboratories Limited for marketing BIOMAb EGFR in Pakistan ; Announces the launch of its Nephrology Division and a comprehensive portfolio of renal therapy products ; Syngene enters into a research partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb ; Biocon signs MoU with Deakin University, Australia to establish Deakin Research Institute in Bangalore ; Divests enzymes division for USD 115 million to Novozymes ; Biocon and Abraxis BioScience, announce an agreement wherein Abraxis will license the right to develop a biosimilar version of G-CSF ( Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor ) in North America and the European Union ; Biocon and Neopharma sign an MoU to establish Neobiocon, a JV company in Dubai ; Biocon and Abraxis BioScience Inc., announce a licensing agreement for the commercialization of Abraxane in India ; Biocon presents the results of Phase 1 studies on its oral insulin product, IN-105 at the European Association for Study of Diabetes ( EASD ) meeting held at Amsterdam.

The partnership has also helped Biocon ’ s Oncotherapeutics division add another frontline anti-cancer drug — Abraxane — to its portfolio.

The New York Central has pointed out that this control, if approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, would give the combined C. & O. - B. & O. Railroad a total of 185 points served in common with the New York Central.

The Government of India agrees that it will take all possible measures to prevent the resale or transshipment to other countries or the use for other than domestic purposes ( except where such resale, transshipment or use is specifically approved by the Government of the United States of America ), of the surplus agricultural commodities purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and to assure that the purchase of such commodities does not result in increased availability of these or like commodities for export from India.

In the event the rupees set aside for loans under Section 104 ( E ) of the Act are not advanced within six years from the date of this Agreement because the Export-Import Bank of Washington has not approved loans or because proposed loans have not been mutually agreeable to the Export-Import Bank of Washington and the Department of Economic Affairs of the Government of India, the Government of the United States of America may use the rupees for any purpose authorized by Section 104 of the Act.

It is agreed that any goods delivered or services rendered after the date of this agreement for projects within categories A, B, and C under paragraph 2 above which may later be approved by the United States will be eligible for financing from currency granted or loaned to the Government of India.

However, as witnessed by the large corporate bond calendar at present, as well as the record amount of municipal bond issues approved by voters, the over-all demands for capital funds seem likely to remain high, so that any downward pressure on rates from reduced demand should not be great.

furthermore, Congress could not be presumed to have intended to obstruct mergers approved by the states.

Acceptance of radiopasteurization is likely to be delayed, however, for two reasons: ( 1 ) the storage life of fresh chicken under refrigeration is becoming a minimal problem because of constantly improved sanitation and distributing practices, and ( 2 ) treatment by antibiotics, a measure already approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, serves to extend the storage life of chicken at a low cost of about 0.5 cents per pound.

It is not through space nor time that the time machine most approved by science fiction must travel for a visit to the permanent prehistoric past, or the ever-existent past-fantasy future.

Whereas persons of eighth grade education or less were more apt to avoid or be shocked by nudity, those educated beyond the eighth grade increasingly welcomed and approved nudity in sexual relations.

An action once universally condemned by all Christian churches and forbidden by the civil law is now not only approved by the overwhelming majority of Protestant denominations, but also deemed, at certain times, to be a positive religious duty.

The senate quickly whipped through its meager fare of House bills approved by committees, passing the three on the calendar.

The payroll tax would actually rise to 7.5 per cent starting Jan. 1, 1963, if the plan is approved, because the levy is already scheduled to go up by 1 per cent on that date to pay for other social security costs.

Its drafting by the Continental Congress began in mid 1776, and an approved version was sent to the states for ratification in late 1777.

The final draft of the Articles was prepared in the summer of 1777 and the Second Continental Congress approved them for ratification by the individual states on November 15, 1777, after a year of debate.

This request was immediately approved in a meeting presided by Carlos Bowers, who had proposed the name " Alumni " to the original football team 50 years before.

The Secretary promulgated the Constitution of American Samoa which was approved by a Constitutional Convention of the people of American Samoa and a majority of the voters of American Samoa voting at the 1966 election, and came into effect in 1967.

AES is available in many different encryption packages, and is the first publicly accessible and open cipher approved by the National Security Agency ( NSA ) for top secret information when used in an NSA approved cryptographic module ( see Security of AES, below ).

* 1934 – The creation of the position Führer is approved by the German electorate with 89. 9 % of the popular vote.

On June 6, 2008, a bi-partisan, non-binding resolution was approved by the Japanese Diet calling upon the government to recognize the Ainu people as indigenous to Japan, and urging an end to discrimination against the group.

Although the proposal seemed to have been approved, the plans of the British were thwarted by the uprising of Dost Muhammad's son Muhammad Akbar Khan, who defeated and annihilated the British-Indian garrison at Gandamak on its retreat from Kabul in January 1842.

Amisulpride has not been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States.

Digoxin was approved for heart failure in 1998 under current regulations by the Food and Drug Administration on the basis of prospective, randomized study and clinical trials.

Availability-Currently there are 20 medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the use of treatment of epileptic seizures in the US: carbamazepine ( common US brand name Tegretol ), clorazepate ( Tranxene ), clonazepam ( Klonopin ), ethosuximide ( Zarontin ), felbamate ( Felbatol ), fosphenytoin ( Cerebyx ), gabapentin ( Neurontin ), lacosamide ( Vimpat ), lamotrigine ( Lamictal ), levetiracetam ( Keppra ), oxcarbazepine ( Trileptal ), phenobarbital ( Luminal ), phenytoin ( Dilantin ), pregabalin ( Lyrica ), primidone ( Mysoline ), tiagabine ( Gabitril ), topiramate ( Topamax ), valproate semisodium ( Depakote ), valproic acid ( Depakene ), and zonisamide ( Zonegran ).

On 6 February 2009, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first human biological drug produced from such an animal, a goat.

It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on 23 March 1943 for sale in the United States and approved by Health Canada for sale in Canada under the brand name Hycodan.

In consequence, the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) has approved the use of low-level irradiation as an alternative treatment to pesticides for fruits and vegetables that are considered hosts to a number of insect pests, including fruit flies and seed weevils ; the U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has cleared among a number of other applications the treatment of hamburger patties to eliminate the residual risk of a contamination by a virulent E. coli.

* 1960 – The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.

In 2011 the U. S. Food and Drug Administration approved alternative methods to LD < sub > 50 </ sub > for testing the cosmetic drug BOTOX.

The United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved this off-label use of certain brands of regular combined oral contraceptive pills in 1997.

* 1960 – The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.

Carbamazepine was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a bipolar disorder treatment in 2005, but had been widely used previously.

* 1998 – The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.

It is approved by the United States ' Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for the treatment of narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder and excessive daytime sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea.

In the United States, modafinil is approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration only for the treatment of narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and as an adjunct treatment for obstructive sleep apnea / hypopnea.

A transdermal patch form of the MAOI selegiline, called Emsam, was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States on February 28, 2006.

It was only until 1941 when estrogen therapy was finally approved by the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Though not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for use on humans, obsidian is used by some surgeons for scalpel blades, as well-crafted obsidian blades have a cutting edge many times sharper than high-quality steel surgical scalpels, the cutting edge of the blade being only about 3 nanometers thick.

In addition, in 2007 the U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved an endotracheal breathing tube with a fine coat of silver for use in mechanical ventilation, after studies found it reduced the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Silver solutions were approved in the 1920s by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as antibacterial agents.

The first human trial was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in January 2009.

Though a Segway-focused organization, Disability Rights Advocates for Technology, advocates for Segway PT sidewalk and facility access as an ADA issue, Segways cannot be marketed in the US as medical devices: they have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a medical device and Johnson & Johnson claims exclusive rights to the medical uses of the balancing technology found in the iBOT and Segway.