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Lawmakers press FDA to target knockoff weight-loss drug
Dozens of lawmakers are urging US health regulators to crack down on the booming market for knockoff weight-loss drugs amid ...
FDA probes death of patient on Sarepta's Elevidys, partner Roche says death unrelated to therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received ...
EU regulator green lights an injectable HIV drug that could help stop transmission
The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug to prevent HIV. Scientists say this ...
EU Regulator Approves Injectable HIV Drug That Experts Say Could Help Stop Transmission
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing ...
FDA commissioner: No ‘preconceived plans’ on policy changes for abortion drug
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he has “no preconceived plans” to change the policies on ...
LI drug treatment experts, veterans advocates divided over psychedelic treatment
The administration said it is fast-tracking clinical trials that would allow patients struggling with serious mental health ...
Layoffs, shutdowns and billions up in smoke. What's wrong with Bay Area biotech?
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals is one of many biotech companies that’s laid off workers over the past two years. Its office in ...
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An unusual FDA panel on antidepressant use during pregnancy elevated skeptics of the drugs
An unusual FDA panel on antidepressant use during pregnancy elevated clinicians and researchers who are deeply skeptical of ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra processed foods, dietary guidelines, and expedited drug and ...
US FDA extends review of Bayer's menopause relief drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its review of Bayer's experimental menopause relief drug, the German company said on Friday.
Houston-based Empower Pharmacy’s drugs raised red flags for FDA and other states, but not Texas
Empower Pharmacy, a Houston-based compounding pharmacy, has been sanctioned by the FDA and other states in the past decade.
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FDA 'rewriting' food pyramid guidelines
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he is focused on overhauling long-held standards and ...