FDA considering first over-the-counter birth control pill
Drugmaker HRA Pharma wants to sell birth control pills without a prescription.
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Drugmaker HRA Pharma wants to sell birth control pills without a prescription.
Limits on how late into a pregnancy the drug can be taken, who can prescribe it and how it can be dispensed were set to take effect Saturday at 1 a.m.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement the Justice Department "strongly disagrees" with the decision from an appeals court.
The court maintained access to mifepristone for the time being but is only letting it be dispensed after a doctor's office visit, not by mail, and up to seven weeks into a pregnancy, not 10.
The decision means Narcan can be available at convenience and grocery stores, but its price isn't clear.
Foods containing any of the five chemicals are currently banned in the European Union.
While hepatitis A has not actually been detected on these products, the FDA is urging consumers "out of an abundance of caution" to return the recalled items for a refund.
Drugmaker plans to roll out the drug, which it says can relieve migraine symptoms in 30 minutes, to pharmacies in July.
Proposed legislation in California would ban five common chemicals from all goods sold, distributed or made in the state.
The recall applies to more than 302,000 bottles of the drink.
Authorities justify the ban, which mirrors mainland China's, by arguing that cannabidiol products could be converted into THC, the intoxicating compound in cannabis.
Under current federal rules, men cannot donate blood if they have had sex with another man in the last three months.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting the abstinence rule instituted during the pandemic will be dropped.
The Food and Drug Administration warned that overdoses from xylazine mirror opioid overdoses, but may not be reversed by naloxone.
Dove, Nexxus and Suave are among recalled dry shampoo brands sold nationwide that may contain the human carcinogen.
Federal officials are investigating an outbreak of bacterial infection that has sickened six, hospitalizing five.
King's Hawaiian is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible microbial contamination.
The FDA's panel of vaccine advisers voted unanimously that the benefits of Pfizer's and Moderna's shots outweigh the risks in young children.
Agency cites reports of teens hospitalized or dead from misuse of allergy medication in an attempt to get high.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it approved the first authorized at-home coronavirus test.
In simple terms, a natural flavor must come from a natural product -- like fruit, vegetables, roots or meats.
Do you have a hard time figuring out if something has gone bad in your fridge?
Clearway Minnesota estimates there has been a 50 percent increase of e-cigarettes used by minors since 2014.
How old is your mascara? Eyeliner? Lipstick? If you don't wear them every day, it could be time to throw them out.
U.S. health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the country.
