FDA delays approval of GSK bird flu vaccine

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FDA delays approval of GSK bird flu vaccine

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-delays-approval-gsk-bird-flu-vaccine-131231093--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/63r00QUBZyp19rEAXCY3bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-25T131231Z_1_CBRE92O10P100_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London" align="left" title="Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Regulators have delayed approval of an H5N1 bird flu vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, designed to be used in a pandemic. A spokesman for Britain's biggest drugmaker said the delay was not related to recent controversy over links between a similar flu vaccine made by the company and narcolepsy. Rather, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided it needed more time to assess the product &quot;due to an administrative matter that has recently been rectified&quot;, GSK said in a statement on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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