As of April 2023, there are 301 drugs in shortage Drug shortages hit a 10-year high in the first...
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The high price of medications is driving many different policy initiatives aimed at providing relief for patients and health...
US: FDA announces new safety label changes for opioid pain medicines

The FDA is requiring several updates to the prescribing information for immediate-release (IR) and extended-release/long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesics. The...
Agency Continues to Take Critical Steps to Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths Being Driven Primarily by Illicit Opioids Today, the...
US: Asthma, cancer, erectile drugs sent from abroad make up are most confiscations, despite opioid claims

According to a detailed breakdown of drugs intercepted in 2020, the lion’s share of what was intercepted — and...
Agency Aims to Maintain Availability for Legitimate Use in Animals while Preventing Importation for Illicit Purposes Today, the U.S....
US: FDA advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter

If the US Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote...
MN: David J. Miller And Minnesota Independent Cooperative, Inc., Convicted In Multi-Million-Dollar Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme

After two-week trial, federal jury found Miller and his company both guilty of conspiracies involving racketeering, mail and wire...
US: FDA Concludes that Existing Regulatory Frameworks for Foods and Supplements are Not Appropriate for Cannabidiol, Will Work with Congress on a New Way Forward

Given the growing cannabidiol (CBD) products market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration convened a high-level internal working group...
US: Justice Department clears Postal Service to carry abortion drugs into red states

The opinion offers limited assurances for activists seeking to work around abortion bans. The Justice Department has cleared the...