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FDA to consider drug affordability when granting new vouchers to speed up approvals, Makary says
It is unclear how the Trump administration will consider affordability when reviewing a drug, as prices are usually ...
FDA Commissioner: ‘We want to focus on food’
“We want to focus on food. People forget that the ‘F’ in FDA stands for food,” Makary said. Makary noted that the processed ...
FDA publishes full texts of response letters to drug applications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published more than 200 complete response letters, or decision letters, sent as ...
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Advocates ask for new FDA review of stem cell therapy NurOwn
A coalition of ALS patients and caregivers is petitioning the FDA to review available data on the stem cell therapy NurOwn ...
FDA ends recall of salmonella-contaminated brown eggs
The federal government's investigation into a recall of Salmonella-contaminated brown cage-free and certified-organic eggs ...
Ritz Crackers Recalled by FDA Due to Undeclared Allergen
Several bulk boxes of Ritz cracker sandwich sleeves were recalled by their manufacturer and the FDA. Some peanut ...
FDA Offers to Trade Faster Drug Reviews for Lower US Prices
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency may fast-track new drugs from pharmaceutical companies that “equalize” the cost of their medicines between the US and other ...
US FDA declines to approve Capricor's muscle disorder therapy
Capricor Therapeutics said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its cell therapy deramiocel for a heart condition associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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FDA rejects Capricor’s cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The FDA rejected a Duchenne muscular dystrophy cell therapy from Capricor Therapeutics, as a larger study of the treatment ...
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Questions about the FDA’s ‘radical transparency’ efforts
Happy Friday. Today, we talk about the stem cell fire sale at CIRM, and about the FDA’s move to release a limited batch of ...
US FDA publishes 200 complete response letters from archive in transparency drive
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday publicly shared over 200 archived so-called complete response letters related to medicines that were later approved, in a bid to improve transparency ...
FDA gives full approval to Moderna COVID shot for at-risk kids
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval on Thursday to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children, making it the first COVID shot for kids aged 6 months to 11 years old that is ...