Tag: FDA
Patients Cut Off From Cheaper Obesity Drugs as FDA Halts Sales of Copycats
U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or suspend treatment for pat [...]
RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies
The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the mass layoffs that ha [...]
FDA guts education, training division as part of RFK Jr.’s cuts
The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an array of key [...]
FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug appro [...]
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human [...]
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
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Zepbound copycats remain online despite FDA ban
This week was supposed to mark the end of compounding pharmacies making copycat versions of Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes dru [...]
FDA cancels vaccine advisory meeting for choosing flu shots
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | ReutersA [...]
FDA says Wegovy and Ozempic shortage resolved; Hims & Hers stock falls
Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy.Hollie Adams | ReutersThe long-running U.S. shortage of Novo Nordisk's blockbu [...]
FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, finance [...]
FDA approves Vertex non-opioid painkiller drug Journavx
A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston.Brian Snyder | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday [...]
RFK Jr. Senate confirmation hearing highlights
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, testified Wednesday before a c [...]
Lays Potato Chips Ban Upgraded to Highest Risk by FDA
Timothy St. John•Wednesday, January 29, 2025•2 min read
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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic wins FDA approval for chronic kidney disease
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in patients who also have Type 2 diabetes, [...]
FDA approves Johnson & Johnson nasal spray Spravato for depression
This photo provided by Janssen Global Services shows Spravato nasal spray.Janssen Global Services via APThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ap [...]