(HealthDay)—Because of the danger of “serious harm” to patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising doctors not to
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FDA says patients can take tainted blood pressure meds until shortages end
(HealthDay)—As Americans face shortages of widely used blood pressure drugs due to contamination with potentially cancer-causing impurities, the U.S. Food
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FDA issues warning on E-cigarette liquids resembling cough syrup
(HealthDay)—Warning letters have been sent to two companies that make and sell electronic cigarette liquids that look like prescription cough
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Seizures due to E-cigarettes? The U.S. health care authority checks the connection
The US health authority FDA is examining a possible connection between the Occurrence of seizures and the use of E-cigarettes.
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Why Do Medicines Have Expiration Dates?
Ever since 1979, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required that pharmaceutical companies put expiration dates on prescription
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FDA allows treatment of depression with club drug’s cousin
A mind-altering medication related to the club drug Special K won U.S. approval Tuesday for patients with hard-to-treat depression, the
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FDA Approves First Advair HFA Generic for Asthma and COPD
After years of patent disputes over the blockbuster inhaler, Advair, a new generic, manufactured by Mylan, will be available in
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FDA: Chocolates, Candies May Be Contaminated With Hepatitis A
THURSDAY, Jan. 10, 2019 — A public health alert about possible hepatitis A contamination in Modjeskas from Bauer’s Candies was
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BeyondSpring Announces Positive Pre-NDA Meeting with the U.S. FDA for its Lead Asset, Plinabulin
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BeyondSpring Inc. (NASDAQ: BYSI), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the development
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FDA approves firdapse for rare autoimmune disorder
(HealthDay)—Firdapse (amifampridine) tablets have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adults with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS).
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