[ The weight loss medication Zepbound has gone into shortage just months after it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with its manufacturer Eli Lilly blaming the situation on high demand. As of this week, most tirzepatide injections (sold commercially as Mounjaro and Zepbound) have limited availability, according to the FDA’s shortage … Read more
[ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to treat serious liver disease, the agency announced in a release Thursday. The FDA approved Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for the treatment of adults with a common form of liver inflammation called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH. NASH, also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or … Read more
[ An injectable drug used for decades to treat asthma substantially reduced potentially life-threatening reactions in children with an allergy who were exposed to trace amounts of peanuts, eggs, milk and cashew, according to new research. The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month approved omalizumab, marketed as Xolair, to treat severe food allergies in … Read more
[ Scientific publisher Sage Journals has retracted three papers on abortion—including a controversial 2021 study on mifepristone, the medication at the center of a US legal battle. The 2021 study found that mifepristone, one of two pills used in a medication abortion, significantly increased the risk of women going to the emergency room following an … Read more
[ The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public this week against purchasing three brands of contaminated copycat eye drops due to the risk of potential infection. In an announcement, released Wednesday, the FDA strongly advised against purchasing or utilizing South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eye drops, as the brands are not approved to … Read more
[ Drugmaker Biogen said Wednesday it will give up its ownership of Aduhelm, the Alzheimer’s treatment drug that sparked intense criticism of the company and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after it was approved in 2021. The company will also terminate an ongoing post-approval clinical trial that the FDA ordered to confirm the … Read more
[ The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urgently warning consumers against using Neptune’s Fix — a pain supplement also known as “gas station heroin.” These supplements contain tianeptine and are commonly sold under the brand name Neptune’s Fix at gas stations and other convenience stores. The FDA warned the use of the products has been linked … Read more
[ The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring a boxed warning on all existing CAR-T cancer treatments following a review of reports that the therapies themselves can increase the risk for some secondary cancers. In letters to the manufacturers of all six currently available CAR-T therapies dated Jan. 19, the FDA said the prescribing … Read more
[ A group of Senate Democrats on Friday called on the Biden administration to publish two final rules banning menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars as soon as possible, amid reports the move been delayed over political concerns. “Simply put, delays in finalizing these rules will only bring more addiction and death,” the lawmakers wrote … Read more
[ Semaglutide, a diabetes and obesity treatment that has grown in popularity in recent years, can be associated with a lower risk of suicidal ideation compared to other medications, according to a recent analysis. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that semaglutide was associated with a 49 to 73 percent … Read more
