FDA Issues Alert, Announces Recall of Common Thyroid Medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the recall of a thyroid medication after it was found that lots of the drug may be “subpotent.”
Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Gets Fast Tracked Review by FDA, Company Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will give priority status to an over-the-counter opium overdose antidote nasal spray submitted for review, the pharmaceutical company said Monday.
Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Due to Cancer-Causing Chemical: FDA Announcement
A drug manufacturer announced this week it is recalling lots of blood pressure medication Quinapril after a cancer-causing impurity was discovered, according to an announcement carried by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
US Faces Shortage of Amoxicillin, a Widely-Used Antibiotic: FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported a shortage in the United States of the oral solution of amoxicillin, an antibiotic that’s widely used for bacterial infections, amid reports from authorities in several other countries of shortages of the same drug.
FDA Proposes Changes to ‘Healthy’ Definition on Food Packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 28 proposed changes to what criteria certain food product should meet for it to be labeled “healthy.”
FDA Approves Bluebird Bio’s Gene Therapy for a Rare Neurological Disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bluebird bio’s gene therapy for the treatment of a rare neurological disorder, the company said late on Friday.
DeSantis Files Lawsuit Against FDA for Delaying Drug Program
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—For 630 days a warehouse in Lakeland has sat vacant—waiting on a shipment of drugs from Canada that never came.
Coffee and Protein Drinks Among 53 Products Recalled Due to Microbial Contamination: FDA
Lyons Magnus, a California-based food and beverage manufacturing company, voluntarily recalled dozens of nutritional and beverage products over potential microbial contamination—including from the organism cronobacter sakazakii.
FDA Temporarily Lifts Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday paused its marketing denial order on Juul e-cigarettes while it carries out a review into “scientific issues” unique to the company’s application.
FDA Bans JUUL Labs E-Cigarettes
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) banned all of JUUL Labs Inc’s products on June 23 from the market, delivering a blow to the popular e-cigarette company.
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines for Babies, Toddlers
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on June 15 voted to recommend the FDA give emergency authorization to the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age.
Baby Formula Shortage Could Persist Until July: FDA Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the severe nationwide shortage of baby formula is expected to be eased within two months.