The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s original purpose was to regulate the selling of misbranded food and drugs. Over the years, the agency’s role grew to include the approval and regulation of medical devices in addition to pharmaceuticals. It also supervises drug, device and vaccine re...
That’s where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — or FDA — comes in. The government regulatory agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services controls the drug-approval process and is tasked with reviewing new drugs and medical devices before companies can sell them. T...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized convalescent plasma therapy for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and it permitted to be used during the pandemic because there is no approved treatment for COVID-19. The donated blood is processed to remove cells, leaving behind liquid and an...
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Tobacco Maker Seeks Label from FDA ; Company Says Product Less Harmful Than Others
54% of consumers surveyed report that they often make use of the food label when purchasing a product for the first time. 66% of consumers who make at least rare use of the label do so to “see how high or low a food is in things like calories, salt, vitamins or fat.” 72% of...
The Food and Drug Administration approved a request by Eli Lilly on Wednesday to begin marketing its tirzepatide medication, which is branded as Mounjaro for diabetes, under a new brand for weight loss as well. While Mounjaro had already been used by some patients "off-label" for weight lo...
Compounded medicines.These are custom medicines mixed by doctors and pharmacists. They are not approved by the FDA, so they may not meet the same standards for safety, effectiveness, and quality. Medical foods. If you need a food to manage a disease or condition–a medical food made just fo...
"Reassessing the safety of chemicals in food as new, relevant data become available is a priority for the FDA," the spokesperson said. Pulling previously approved chemicals off the market is an uphill battle through the cumbersome federal"rulemaking"process, which requires the agency to defend its...
The Biden administration will continue to manage the distribution of free courses of Pfizer's Paxlovid treatment for COVID-19 for at least another few months, the drugmaker said, even after the Food and Drug Administration granted Pfizer full approval Thursday to market the pills. "At this ...