FDA Delays Nonprescription Morning-After Pill Rule
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U.S. regulators on Friday delayed a  decision on whether to approve over-the-counter sales of a Barr  Pharmaceuticals "morning-after pill" to prevent pregnancy,  prompting a lawsuit from a women's rights group.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the generic drug naproxen, after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted a clinical trial involving patients at risk of developing Alzheimers.
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The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to buy or use nonprescription supplements known as Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain
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Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription &#151; but only with proof they're 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive.
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A controversial new law that could signal trouble ahead for independent programers is delayed again.
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Women's rights groups seeking easier  access to emergency contraception are pressuring U.S.  regulators as they try to decide whether to approve a  non-prescription "morning-after" pill.
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Federal agencies have delayed a range of proposed regulations from food safety to corporate governance until after Election Day.
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Merck & Co.  on Friday said U.S. regulators have decided not to approve the company's experimental arthritis drug, the successor to its recalled Vioxx pill, until more safety and effectiveness data are obtained.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration and Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.  will meet  to discuss the possible approval of nonprescription sales of  the Plan B "morning-after" contraceptive to women 18 and older,  the agency said on Monday.
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Women will likely have to wait several more years for a sexual-dysfunction treatment following a Food and Drug Administration advisory board vote Thursday that the agency should not approve a sex-hormone patch.
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An advisory panel said that the first drug to enhance the sex drive of women should not be approved because of a lack of information about its long-term safety.
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The government is considering allowing over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill to women 18 and older &#151; a surprise move Monday that revives efforts to widen access to the emergency contraceptive almost a year after it was thought doomed.
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A federal advisory panel voted unanimously yesterday that the first drug to enhance the sex drive of women should not be approved because of a lack of information about its long-term safety.
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Drug makers will not need regulatory approval for every change in their manufacturing processes under new guidelines designed to prevent supply disruptions, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
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Wider but still restricted access to the morning-after pill may not have the dramatic effect on unintended pregnancy and abortion rates touted by some advocates, reproductive health experts say.
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The Food and Drug Administration has told a researcher that he cannot be part of an advisory panel that will meet early next year to review the safety of a class of drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, used to treat arthritis and pain.
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NEW YORK  - When taken within five days  after unprotected sex, mifepristone works as well for emergency  contraception as the approved drug levonorgestrel, UK  researchers report.