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US: FDA announces new safety label changes for opioid pain medicines
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe 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
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertAccording 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
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIf 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
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesAfter 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
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesGiven 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
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe opinion offers limited assurances for activists seeking to work around abortion bans. The Justice Department has cleared the...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made a regulatory change that will make it possible for retail pharmacies...