Topic: Food and Drug Administration

FDA will publish summaries of safety issues with recently approved pharmaceuticalsDoctors and patients will be able to get more information about the risks of the latest drugs as federal health regulators begin posting their safety reviews online. Under a new policy, the ...
AP answers your questions on the news, from prescription drugs to the AP in Iraq, AfghanistanSo much of what Americans buy and use is made outside the nation's borders. Is that true for the prescriptions you pick up from the drugstore? One ...
Stolen prescription drugs on the rise, often find their way back to US pharmacy shelvesThe $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of ...
FDA drug approvals mostly flat in 2009 as new leadership takes reins at agencyNew drugs cleared by the Food and Drug Administration last year kept pace with 2008, suggesting a much-touted push for drug safety has not slowed down approvals. The FDA's ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned consumers to avoid buying medicines online to treat swine flu, saying one such product contained nothing more than talc and over-the-counter fever-reducer. The FDA raised the warning after some of its investigators ...
Allergan suing US regulators, saying off-label marketing policy violates free-speech rightsAllergan Inc., the maker of the Botox wrinkle treatment, challenged the government's ban on off-label drug marketing to doctors, saying it violates the company's right to freedom of speech. The company contends ...
FDA panel recommends banning Vicodin, Percocet; says maximum dose of Tylenol should be loweredGovernment experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and ...
Experts want smaller doses of Tylenol, other acetaminophen painkillers to prevent liver injuryGovernment experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses. A Food and ...
FDA orders end to sale of 14 unapproved versions of morphine, related narcotic painkillersThe government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to quit ...
Sleep Supplements - The Calming Effects of Passion Flower Extract By Andrew Stratton A lot of people suffer from stress and having trouble falling sleeping due to anxiety. Given an alternative, most would rather not turn to prescription medication since the horrors ...
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