August 16, 2021 – Genentech, the manufacturer of Actemra® (tocilizumab), has announced a global shortage of the drug's intravenous (IV) form due to high demand
August 16, 2021 – Pfizer has recalled an additional four lots of Chantix® (varenicline) after identifying a nitrosamine impurity, N-nitroso-varenicline, above the manufacturer’s established acceptable
August 13, 2021 – The U.S. FDA has expanded approval for Mirena® (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine
system), an intrauterine device (IUD) manufactured by Bayer, to prevent pregnancy
August 13, 2021 – TicoVacTM (tick-borne encephalitis vaccine), manufactured by Pfizer, has received FDA approval to provide active immunization to prevent
August 12, 2021 – Cipla has received final approval from the U.S. FDA for its generic version of Durezol® (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion – Novartis) 0.5%.