Tag: F.D.A
Four States Ask F.D.A. to Lift Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The states consider it a move to force the F.D.A. to review and acknowledge extensive research showing the pill’s safety.
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F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get [...]
F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.
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F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.
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F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps [...]
Anti-Abortion Lawyer Pushed Out of F.D.A. After Republican Senator’s Pressure Campaign
Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden administration’s position [...]
F.D.A. Nominee to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts
Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency dire [...]
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about [...]
Abortion Pill Maker Enters Legal Fight Over F.D.A. Rules
GenBioPro, a leading manufacturer of abortion medication, is preparing to go to battle with the Trump administration.
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Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Healt [...]
Supreme Court Ruling Could Put the F.D.A. in the Cross Hairs of Its Critics
Challenges could range from whether tainted spinach can be traced back to a farm to decision on whether drugs are safe and effective enough to be sold [...]
F.D.A. to Issue First Approval for Mass Drug Imports to States from Canada
The agency plans to authorize Florida to purchase medicines directly from wholesalers in Canada, where prices are far cheaper. Pharmaceutical companie [...]
F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
“We need to make it affordable and available,” Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington State and a co-sponsor of the bill, said in an intervi [...]
Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market
The company that makes a majority of the abortion pill mifepristone sold in the United States sued the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, a ne [...]
Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says
Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. [...]