Tag: Food & Drug Administration
Novo Nordisk CEO Warns of Deaths Linked to Compounded Semaglutide
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The head of the company that makes the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic...
FDA Proposes Ban on a ‘Useless’ Decongestant, Phenylephrine
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine...
FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr....
FDA Says Compounding Pharmacies Can Keep Making Weight-Loss Med Tirzepatide, for Now
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmacists may continue making compounded versions of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide while the...
Most Tobacco Instagram Posts Do Not Adhere to FDA Warning Requirements
Only 13 percent of the posts from 25 nicotine brands complied with both FDA health warning requirements
Amid Shortages, U.S. Allows Expanded Production of ADHD Drug Vyvanse
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the...
FDA Says No to MDMA as Therapy for PTSD
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Advocates for the use of the psychedelic drug MDMA (midomafetamine) to treat mental...
Brand of Kratom Tied to One Death, Many Severe Illnesses, FDA Warns
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence...
FDA Warns of Accidental Overdoses From Compounded Versions of Ozempic
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People taking compounded versions of Ozempic have been overdosing on the drug, the...
FDA Allows Marketing of Vuse Tobacco-Flavored Vapes
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the...
