FDA Begins Initiative to Regulate Dietary Supplements
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WASHINGTON, Nov 04, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The US Food and Drug Administration Thursday said it was implementing several new initiatives to regulate dietary supplements.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to more closely regulate direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.
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The FDA issues a health advisory for a top Pfizer drug.
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The league and its players association have begun a program to certify manufacturers whose nutritional supplements include no banned ingredients.
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Health groups are trying to generate momentum for legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.
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WASHINGTON -- Another Food and Drug Administration advisory committee agreed that it&#39;s OK to give healthy children doses of a stimulant as part of an experiment.
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Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton of  New York and Henry Waxman of California will introduce  legislation on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug  Administration the legal authority to approve cheaper, generic  versions of biotech drugs known as biologics, the lawmakers  said.
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The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and develop a plan to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, the Institute of Medicine urged Thursday.
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The Consumers Union is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement measures to improve prescription drug safety and transparency.
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WASHINGTON There&#39;s a health warning out for men who may be taking certain supplements to help boost their performance in the bedroom.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration plans to revamp how it handles safety issues with the stents, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and other medical devices it regulates.
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The government subjects herbal remedies to far less scrutiny than pharmaceuticals, a hands-off policy that has allowed the $20 billion supplement industry to flourish.
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The federal government is now pushing health providers to use proven remedies for common ailments.
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The Food and Drug Administration announcement comes as a response to criticism that the government has reacted too slowly to the dangers posed by popular supplements.
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Government regulators now look to approve as quickly as possible medicines whose benefits exceed their risks.
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Stroll down any pharmacy aisle these days and you'll find that the low-carb craze has invaded the $20 billion dietary supplement industry.    From multivitamins to starch blocker pills, loosely regulated supplements are popping up in the burgeoning low-carb market dominated by food companies...
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FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.