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Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
Patients will be required to see a doctor in person to get a first prescription for opioids, ADHD drugs
After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division
Agency has faced criticism from antitobacco advocates, the industry, and lawmakers for its past work in cigarette and vaping regulation
U.S. to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
By summer, all federal prisons will offer medications to treat substance use disorder
FDA Widens Warning for Contaminated Eye Products
At least 16 patients had been hospitalized earlier for an outbreak of the 'rare, extensively drug-resistant' Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria
Almond, Soy Drinks Can Be Called Milk, FDA Proposes
Products do not pretend to be from cows, the FDA guidance said, and American consumers are not confused by the 'milk' name
Poll Reveals Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Children
One in three reach for medication to give their children at temperatures below 100.4, despite knowing that a low-grade fever helps fight infection
Another Infant Formula Recalled Over Bacterial Contamination Concerns
Recall was announced out of an abundance of caution; no illnesses have been reported in connection with the formula
FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over the Counter
FDA advisers voted unanimously in favor of making the drug easier to access
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID-19 Shots to Uninsured After PHE Ends
The U.S. public health emergency declaration is scheduled to end in May
FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Overdose Antidote More Easily Obtainable
Naloxone nasal spray can already be obtained without a prescription, but currently, buyers must get it from a pharmacist
