The agency said it would allow Qilu Pharmaceutical to ship into the U.S. a chemotherapy injection known as cisplatin, even though the product hasn’t been FDA approved and the vials are labeled in Chinese. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. Sign On | Message in a Bottle – NASA's Europa Clipper Read more >>FDA to allow imports of cancer drug from China amid ongoing shortage | CNNThe US Food and Drug Administration is working with Chinese drugmaker Qilu Pharmaceutical to import the cancer medication cisplatin to boost supply amid an ongoing shortage. FDA considers temporary cancer drug imports from unapproved companies to ease U.S. shortageShortages of cisplatin and carboplatin, bedrock cancer treatments, have forced some hospitals to ration the drugs. FDA allows temporary import of unapproved Chinese cancer drug to ease U.S. shortageThe FDA has given Qilu Pharmaceutical permission to ship cisplatin to the U.S. to ease a national cancer drug shortage.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 03, 2023 23:02 UTC