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THIS SIMPLE LIQUID IS SUDDENLY IN SHORT SUPPLY
Pfizer says it's coordinating with ICU Medical to produce records for the Justice Department... READ MORE›
FDA WARNS OF INJURY, DEATH WITH HERBAL SUPPLEMENT KRATOM
But the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that kratom carries similar risks, including addiction and death, and the agency is working to block shipments... READ MORE›
U.S. APPROVES DIGITAL PILL THAT TRACKS WHEN PATIENTS TAKE IT
U.S. regulators have approved the first digital pill with an embedded sensor to track if patients are taking their medication properly, marking a significa... READ MORE›
EPIPEN FAILURES CITED IN SEVEN DEATHS THIS YEAR, FDA FILES SHOW
In 2012 there were four reports of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. failures to the FDA, followed by 12 in 2013, according to an agency database... READ MORE›
CHINESE SCIENTISTS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED A LOW-FAT PIG. BUT FOR WHOSE BENEFIT?
Making them leaner is going to make them taste worse, said Gretchen Dimling, who co-owns Whistle Pig Hollow Farm in Reisterstown, Maryland, with her husband, John... READ MORE›
EU WATCHDOG OKS CANCER DRUGS WITHOUT EVIDENCE THEY WORK, STUDY SAYS
PARIS - European regulators approved 39 new cancer drugs between 2009 and 2013 despite having no evidence that they worked, unnecessarily exposing patients to toxicity, researchers said Thursday... READ MORE›
ACLU SUES TO CHALLENGE FDA LIMITS ON ACCESS TO ABORTION PILL
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued in a challenge to federal restrictions that limit many women's access to the so-called abortion pill... READ MORE›
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TRUMP POISED TO NOMINATE SCOTT GOTTLIEB TO HEAD FDA
Between 2005 and 2007 Gottlieb was FDA deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs... READ MORE›
CVS HEALTH IS SUED OVER 'CLAWBACKS' OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG CO-PAYS
And CVS Caremark, according to the suit filed Monday in federal court in Rhode Island... READ MORE›
FAKE MILK? DAIRY INDUSTRY CALLING FOR A CRACKDOWN ON ALMOND, SOY AND RICE 'MILKS'
Fake milk? Dairy industry calling for a crackdown on almond, soy and rice 'milks'... READ MORE›
'HIGH RISK OF BIAS': DOCTOR RAISES DOUBTS OVER STUDY INTO MORNING-SICKNESS DRUG
For women with high risk of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, the society recommends vitamin B6 or Diclectin... READ MORE›
OBAMA NOMINATES ROBERT CALIFF AS FDA COMMISSIONER
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Robert Califf a leading cardiologist and researcher as the next commissioner of the U.S... READ MORE›
WANT TO KNOW WHICH FOODS ARE HEALTHY? SO DOES THE FDA
We believe now is an opportune time to reevaluate regulations concerning nutrient content claims, generally, including the term 'healthy,' saysA FDA spokeswoman Lauren Kotwicki... READ MORE›
DO YOU LOVE COFFEE? YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE DRINKING EVEN MORE
Of course, those numbers don't account for people too young to drink coffee, and the panel discourages children and adolescents from drinking caffeinated beverage... READ MORE›
CONTROVERSIAL DONALD TRUMP DONOR PETER THIEL PUSHES FOR FDA HEAD WHO HAS FINANCIAL TIES TO HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
Now, Thiel appears to be pressuring Trump to appoint one of his business associates to run the Food and Drug Administration FDA ... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S MOST INSPIRING STORY ABOUT AMERICAN INNOVATION DEPENDS ON THE REST OF THE WORLD
John Crowley, left, and his daughter, Megan Crowley, listen as President Trump addresses Congress on Feb. 28... READ MORE›
NEW HEALTHCARE LAW IS A WIN FOR LOBBYISTS AND DRUG COMPANIES
Some, but not all of Bosarge's requests were integrated into the final version of the 21st Century Cures Act... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: MCCONNELL EXPECTS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR BILL REAUTHORIZING FDA USER FEES
Reauthorization of the user fee bill is typically negotiated between the FDA and industry over a period of several years... READ MORE›
MERCK IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR MORE THAN $7 BILLION
Merck in talks to acquire Cubist Pharmaceuticals for more than 7 billion NYT... READ MORE›
DOCTORS PETITION FDA FOR 'BLACK BOX' WARNING ON COMBINING PAINKILLERS, TRANQUILIZERS
The FDA has responded to these criticisms by releasing a comprehensive action plan to reduce opioid abuse... READ MORE›
INSURERS BATTLE FAMILIES OVER $1 MILLION DRUG FOR FATAL DISEASE
Perhaps that's why Sarepta's executives have claimed in statements that the average price for Exondys 51 is 300,000 per patient per year... READ MORE›
CONGRESS SENDS OBAMA BILL ON ZIKA DRUG DEVELOPMENT
The measure allows the Food and Drug Administration to include Zika drug developers in the agency's priority review voucher program... READ MORE›
PERRIGO TO BUY BELGIUM'S OMEGA PHARMA FOR $3.11 BILLION
Morgan Stanley was Omega's financial adviser and Allen Overy its legal adviser... READ MORE›
J&J SHARES POISED TO HIT RECORD AFTER EARNINGS
J J's first-quarter sales rose 0.6 percent to 17.48 billion, led by demand for pharmaceutical products in the United States... READ MORE›
CANCER DRUG TRIALS ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM
There are too many experimental cancer drugs in too many clinical trials, and not enough patients to test them on... READ MORE›
HEALTH MINISTERS TAKE ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS GOING INTO FEDERAL MEETING
Eric Hoskins, Ontario's health minister, said the ministers agreed to formally create a working group to tackle issues of equity and access to prescription drugs... READ MORE›
THE WORLD'S FIRST FEMALE SEX DRUG, SET FOR U.S. RELEASE, COULD SPUR SIMILAR MEDICATIONS
Where Viagra and other men's erectile dysfunction drugs work by increasing blood flow to the genitals, Addyi acts on brain chemicals associated with desire... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ASPEN PHARMACARE SIGNS U.S. SUPPLY DEAL WITH ANI
Aspen will supply the treatment in finished dose form to ANI, who will then market and distribute it in the United States... READ MORE›
U.S. AUTHORITIES CONFISCATE LETHAL-INJECTION DRUGS IMPORTED BY ARIZONA, TEXAS
Texas is the nation's busiest death penalty state, with about 250 death row inmates and 530 executions carried out over the past four decades... READ MORE›
SENATOR MARKEY PLACES HOLD ON OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO LEAD FDA
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, said it had made addressing the opioid crisis a top priority... READ MORE›
LANNETT TO BUY UCB UNIT TO BOOST SPECIALTY GENERIC DRUGS PORTFOLIO
Kremers Urban has 18 generic drugs in the market for conditions including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hypertension and respiratory disease... READ MORE›
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBPOENAS SHKRELI ON DRUG PRICES
Embattled pharmaceutical businessman Martin Shkreli has been subpoenaed to testify at an upcoming congressional hearing on prescription drug market developments... READ MORE›
BUSH-ERA FDA OFFICIAL IS TRUMP'S CHOICE TO LEAD AGENCY
Scott Gottlieb, a partner at a venture capital fund, is reportedly set to be nominated to lead the Food and Drug Administration... READ MORE›
PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT PFIZER BLOCKS THE USE OF ITS DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
The mounting difficulty in obtaining lethal drugs has already caused states to furtively scramble for supplies... READ MORE›
MANY ATHLETES USED SHARAPOVA DRUG MELDONIUM DURING 2015 EUROPEAN GAMES
Some 6,000 athletes took part in the Games, the first major multi-sports event for the continent, with qualification spots on offer for August's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro... READ MORE›
FTC APPROVES ENDO'S PURCHASE OF PAR PHARMACEUTICALS WITH TWO DIVESTMENTS
Antitrust approval to buy Par Pharmaceuticals Inc on condition that it divest two generic medicines the Federal Trade Commission said on Friday... READ MORE›
ADDYI WONT AFFECT WOMEN THE WAY THE LITTLE BLUE PILL AFFECTS MEN
Today's approval provides women distressed by their low sexual desire with an approved treatment option said Janet Woodcock M.D... READ MORE›