Officials will talk with manufacturers to reduce the cost of naloxone. A spokesperson for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently said that President…
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FDA Panel Votes for Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The recommendation minimizes the dangers of the side effects. An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted this week to recommend the over-the-counter sale of…
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Abortion Providers Sue to Preserve Mifepristone Access
Senator Lankford responds to FDA limitations on reporting complications from abortions. A group of abortion providers filed a lawsuit this week to lift federal restrictions on mifepristone, an…
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FDA Approves First Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
First doses will be available in the Fall. British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced this week that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved their respiratory syncytial virus…
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FDA Approves Cell Therapy for Blood Cancer Patients
Cell therapy has the potential to reduce the risk of infection after stem cell transplants. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), a donor-modified…
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FDA Issues Recall for Some CPAP Machines
43 complaints were received on certain Philips models, leading to Class I recall. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall, the most serious type,…
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DOJ Appeals Abortion Drug Suspension
The abortion drug was approved by the FDA in 2000. The Department of Justice filed an appeal this week, requesting that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals review…
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FDA Approves Over-The-Counter Opioid Overdose Reversal Spray
Agency approves the first overdose reversal drug to be available without a prescription The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the opioid reversal drug Narcan for over-the-counter sales,…
Read MoreFDA Approves Second Lab-Grown Chicken Product
Sends GOOD Meat a “no-questions” conclusion. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved GOOD Meat’s lab-grown chicken for U.S. marketplaces last week, sending GOOD Meat a “no-questions” letter…
Read MoreFederal Judge Expects Ruling Soon on Abortion Pill
FDA approval and authority are at issue. The Food and Drug Administration has a process for approving or recalling a drug in the marketplace. Their authority has been…
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