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FDA Issues Risk Warning for Bread Recall Update
The FDA's assessment of the bread recall has designated it as a Class II risk, which means the product "may cause temporary ...
Sarepta shares slide again as drugmaker bows to FDA pressure to pause gene therapy
Sarepta Therapeutics is pausing shipments of its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy following several patient deaths that ...
FDA chief confirms mifepristone review but “no plans” to change access
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins Morning Joe to address the agency’s controversial decision to keep Juul e-cigarettes ...
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What Is Pruritus? What the FDA Warning About Xyzal and Zyrtec Side Effects Means
Taking medication for an allergic reaction? You might face severely itchy skin as a side effect of Zyrtec or Xyzal, according ...
Makary ally named to key FDA drug post
Dr. George Tidmarsh, a Stanford pediatrics adjunct professor and former pharmaceutical executive, is FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s pick to be the nation’s top drug regulator.
FDA commissioner stirs debate over hormone therapy for menopause
A Food and Drug Administration expert panel has reignited a debate over whether hormone therapy should be used to treat ...
FDA Suspends Muscular Dystrophy Drug After 3 Patient Deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has placed an immediate clinical hold on Sarepta Therapeutics' investigational ...
FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program
The Food and Drug Administration named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program. Dr.
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New head of FDA drug center is a biotech veteran and an outspoken critic of the academic establishment
“Dr. Tidmarsh is an accomplished physician-scientist and leader whose experience spans the full arc of drug development — ...
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FDA’s new top drug regulator hails from industry
This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT's twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and ...
FDA Approves Prefilled Syringe Presentation for Shingles Vaccine
Prefilled syringe eliminates the need to reconstitute separate vials prior to administration and simplifies the vaccine ...
FDA appoints biotech veteran George Tidmarsh to lead drug evaluation division
Stanford's George Tidmarsh has authored 143 scientific papers and patents, as well as played a central role in developing ...