The Latest Breaking News from FDA

U.S. House Democrats unveiled a bill to provide $28 million in emergency funds to the FDA to help it respond to a shortage of infant formula and strengthen supervision. A House Appropriations Committee said that the funds would provide the FDA with the resources to prevent fraudulent products from being placed on…

The widespread use of baby formula across America has come under the spotlight as a national shortage has sparked an infant nutritional crisis.

Since their debut just 18 months ago, three COVID-19 vaccines have saved an estimated 2.2 million American lives, changed the trajectory of a pandemic and inspired all manner of conspiracy theories.

The FDA has decided not to authorize fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, to treat COVID-19. The agency that data has not shown the drug to be an effective therapeutic for fighting the virus. "Based on the review of available scientific evidence, the FDA has determined that the data are insufficient to conclude that fluvoxamine…

The FDA has signed off Sorrento Therapeutics Inc's (NASDAQ:SRNE) investigational new drug application (IND) for Abivertinib (Fujovee) for Phase 2 MAVERICK study in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).  The MAVERICK study will be conducted in a partnership with the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium and will enroll participants with both abiraterone-naïve and abiraterone-progressing…

With children hospitalised and parents paying up to $100 for a can, the president has now invoked a wartime measure to try to ensure there is enough formula to feed America’s babies

The money is intended to help the FDA prepare for potential future shortages.

The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.

The FDA has authorized the first nonprescription test to detect Covid-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The test, called the Labcorp Seasonal Respiratory Virus RT-PCR DTC Test, was developed by Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (NYSE:LH). It can be sold directly to consumers online or at retail.  A person can self-collect a nasal…