Food and Drug Administration News

A Miami Lakes man, his wife and his mother accused of trafficking in pharmaceutical drugs have been taken into custody and charged.

Federal regulators are investigating the deaths of two patients who received injections of a longer-lasting version of Eli Lilly's antipsychotic Zyprexa.

Santarus, Inc. and Pharming Group NV today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for filing the Biologics License Application for the investigational drug RUCONEST 50 IU/kg.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. nonprescription, over-the-counter medicines are among the most safely packaged consumer products in the world.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it was investigating the deaths of two patients who died following injections with Eli Lilly and Co's long-acting treatment for schizophrenia, called Zyprexa Relprevv.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it was investigating the deaths of two patients who died following injections with Eli Lilly and Co's long-acting treatment for schizophrenia, called Zyprexa Relprevv.

The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so.

The new weight loss drug lorcaserin appears to improve blood sugar control in nondiabetic, overweight individuals, independent of the amount of weight they lose, a new study finds.

New drug approved by FDA appears to help people make a big first step toward much needed weight loss.

The Food and Drug Administration recently addressed concerns about zolpidem, also known as Ambien.

Danielle Shaw Gettelfinger's doctor told her chemotherapy wouldn't shrink the tumor hidden in her lung behind her heart any more than her two treatments already had.

After tightening its regulations last month regarding fecal transplants, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to shift from its investigational new drug application requirements to informed consent for the procedure.

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on doctors performing a gross but potentially life-saving procedure.

A lawsuit has been filed in Yolo County Superior Court against Townsend Farms, the Oregon producer of a frozen berry blend that has been subject to recall.

Although there has been a lot of news about breast reconstruction following mastectomies lately , the most common breast surgery still remains augmentation to increase the breast size, as well as to correct other imperfections.

If you were unaware caffeine was creeping into foods until last month, when Wrigley was blasted for putting the stimulant in a new gum, here's the latest buzz.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday urged medical device makers and medical facilities to upgrade security protections to protect against potential cyber threats that could compromise the devices or patient privacy.

A team from the Food and Drugs Administration conducted raids on tabelas where MiD DAY had found the harmful hormone being injected into cattle, but found no signs of its use anywhere A team from the Food and Drugs Administration conducted raids on tabelas where MiD DAY had found the harmful hormone being injected into cattle, but found no signs of ... (more)

The topics of the rising cost of prescription drugs, the Food and Drug Administration and the over-medicating of America drew about 100 people to the Enloe Conference Center last week for a panel discussion.

Aveo Oncology said June 10 that the Food and Drug Administration has refused to approve its cancer drug tivozanib, saying the clinical trial data supporting the drug was not clear.