F.D.A. Sharply Limits Use of Drug Linked to Two Teen Deaths

A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused complications to the liver, prompting a review of its use for younger patients.

Searching 'weight' can bring up Ozempic in results. It's a drug advertising loophole

There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle ...
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FDA sends warning letters, 100 cease-and-desist orders to drugmakers

The crackdown comes as the FDA has scaled back enforcement in recent decades. The agency once sent more than 100 warning ...

F.D.A. Names Agency Veteran to Run Drug Division

Dr. Richard Pazdur, who has been the F.D.A.’s top cancer drug regulator, represents a stabilizing choice for an agency ...
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FDA to consider drug affordability when granting new vouchers to speed up approvals, Makary says

The Food and Drug Administration will consider drug affordability when granting companies new vouchers that speed up approvals of some treatments, the agency's Commissioner Marty Makary told ...

FDA flags cholesterol drug for possible effectiveness issues

The Food and Drug Administration has initiated a Class II recall of 141,984 bottles of atorvastatin calcium after tests ...
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FDA signs off on new COVID vaccines but limits who will get them

Aug. 27 (UPI) --The federal government signed-off on the latest round of COVID-19 vaccines, but new limits were set on which Americans can get them after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary ...

FDA Official Steps Down, Sued by Drugmaker

George Tidmarsh, who resigned Sunday, is accused in a lawsuit of seeking a bribe and defaming a drug.