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FDA approves ketamine product for surgical pain management

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the ketamine product, KETARx, for use in surgical pain management.

Time is running out for kids with a rare disease, parents say, unless the FDA acts

After a more than decadelong process to bring the experimental drug elamipretide to market, the treatment’s approval has ...

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy receives FDA approval to treat serious liver disease

CNBC's Angelica Peebles joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the latest news on Novo Nordisk, what new FDA approval on its ...

Novo Nordisk Shares Rise After FDA Approves Wegovy for Liver Disease

Novo Nordisk shares climbed after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for the Danish drugmaker’s ...

FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules ...
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FDA warns whipped, mousse sunscreen formulations may be ineffective

The FDA’s recent issue of five warning letters to brands illegally marketing whipped, mousse and foam sunscreen products ...
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Conflicts among CDC and FDA vaccine panel members are not as numerous as you think, study finds

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the CDC's vaccine advisory board was rife with conflicts of interest. A new analysis shows ...
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Novo's Wegovy picks up 3rd indication with key FDA approval in the liver disease MASH

With a new endorsement from the FDA, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy has picked up its third indication and become the second drug ...

Stealth resubmits rare disease drug to FDA

The biotech, which cut jobs following the rejection in May of its Barth syndrome therapy, claimed it has addressed the agency ...
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FDA Approves First-in-Class Drug for Fibromyalgia

Sublingual cyclobenzaprine (Tonmya), a nonopioid treatment for adults with fibromyalgia, targets nonrestorative sleep, a root ...

FDA warns Americans to avoid certain popular sunscreen products

Federal health officials are warning sunscreen companies for violating drug regulations by selling products in unapproved ...

Birth control use is up since FDA approved over-the-counter pill

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...