The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida's first-in-the-nation plan to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought approach to accessing cheaper medications that follows decades of frustration with U.S. drug prices.
A group of Democratic senators asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include members with backgrounds in civil rights, medical ethics and disability rights on the agency’s new Digital Health Advisory Committee. The FDA announced the nine-member committee in October to help explore issues related to digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and…
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a Buprenorphine treatment option for opioid addiction. According to the FDA, Brixadi is an extended-release injection for use under the skin (subcutaneously) to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD). Brixadi is available in two forms, a weekly injection for patients who […]
House Republicans are threatening to subpoena the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the Energy and Commerce Committee ramps up its inquiry of the agency’s foreign drug inspection program. In a letter sent Thursday to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), along with leaders of the subcommittees on…
Federal agents recently seized about 1.4 million unauthorized e-cigarette products from the Chinese manufacturer of popular brand Elf Bar, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday. The joint operation at a cargo examination site at Los Angeles International Airport resulted in a seizure of products worth more than…