House lawmakers investigating a nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis have summoned the head of the Food and Drug Administration to testify at the first congressional hearing on the issue next week.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. consumers that the vast majority of Internet pharmacies are fraudulent and likely are selling counterfeit drugs that could harm them.
The Food and Drug Administration may consider new standards for the levels of arsenic in rice as consumer groups are calling for federal guidance on how much of the carcinogen can be present in food.
Some of the most widely used prescription drugs, including those to treat cholesterol and high blood pressure, could be freely available over the counter under a new proposal being weighed by government regulators.
Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages _ at least for the time being _ that have left patients and parents frightened about missing life-saving treatments.
Federal regulators have approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages that had been ratcheting up fears that patients, particularly children with leukemia, would miss lifesaving treatments.
Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages _ at least for the time being _ that have left patients and parents frightened about missing life-saving treatments.
Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages — at least for the time being — that have left patients and parents frightened about missing life-saving treatments.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.
