F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs
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The Food and Drug Administrationâs proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.
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Americans wanting to buy many common  cold medicines would have to go to a drug store and ask the  pharmacist under legislation introduced on Wednesday aimed at  fighting the spread of the illegal stimulant methamphetamine.
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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 issue of drug advertising directly aimed at consumers is becoming political.
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WASHINGTON -- Efforts to allow Americans access to cheaper prescription drugs from abroad should blossom once Democrats assume control in Congress, but the issue won't be a top priority, lawmakers and healthcare experts said.
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With an ever-larger percentage of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming to the U.S. market from developing nations such as China and India, Congress is voicing concern that the number of inspections of those plants by the Food and Drug Administration has grown far more slowly.
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The move comes after months of criticism that the F.D.A. was too slow to react to concerns about Vioxx and Celebrex.
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The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent
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The F.D.A. is set to update guidelines that leave many bewildered.
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Federal health authorities are considering broadening the range of people who can get flu shots because of an unexpected quantity of unused vaccine.
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By Tampone, Kevin  CICERO - Cancer research is daunting for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the massive number of substances that might be effective in future drugs.
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HIGH-STREET pharmacists may soon be offering a wider range of services after agreement over a new contract with the Department of Health.
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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More states consider limiting access to cold medicines that are used to create methamphetamines.
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The F.D.A. intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates in the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of imported food and medicines.
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Although the volume of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming into the country from foreign manufacturers in developing nations such as India and China has exploded in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will be lower in 20...
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Many drug company executives say the F.D.A. has quietly become more assertive about keeping new drugs off the market.