Tag: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
States reach $438.5M settlement with e-cig company Juul
Electronic cigarette company Juul will pay out $438.5 million to 33 states as part of a proposed settlement following a two-year investigation...
Gov. Doug Ducey signs right to try expansion
The “right to try” has been expanded in Arizona.
Gov. Doug Ducey held a signing ceremony for five bills...
Abbott says agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant
Baby formula maker Abbott said Monday it has reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators to restart production at its largest domestic...
Arizona expands patient access to investigational drugs
Arizona will now allow patients the right to try medical remedies that could save their lives but have not been given government...
FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can...
Lindsey Stroud: No, the FDA does not need to regulate cannabis
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act on April Fool’s Day. This non-foolish comprehensive cannabis-reform...
FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron
COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they don’t work against the omicron variant that...
Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at...
U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently removed a major obstacle for women seeking abortion pills, eliminating a long-standing requirement that...
Arizona AGO reaches $14.5 million settlement with JUUL
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has reached a $14.5 million settlement with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, Inc.
“Today’s settlement...
