FDA Cracks Down On Untested Cold Medicines
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will remove roughly 500 unapproved cold and allergy medications from the market as part of an ongoing crackdown on ineffective prescription drugs.
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The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will remove roughly 500 unapproved cold and allergy medications from the market as part of an ongoing crackdown on ineffective prescription drugs.
Three months ago, Commerce resident Darron Drennon couldn't walk without a cane because of the pain in his left knee. Drennon, 44, has a passion for being active, and he was fed up with being unable to play basketball or baseball.
A new study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association found pharmaceutical companies can make it difficult to find the right dosage for a child. As such, authors of the new study are calling on the FDA to create a standard unit of measurement for liquid medications.
Federal inspectors have dismissed allegations by FDA scientists who say they were pressured and harassed by their managers into approving medical devices against their judgment.
Gabe Sierra thinks of himself as your typical college student. Sierra, 19, admits he's experimented with alcohol, but even he says a popular drink is going too far. He's talking about Four Loko, dubbed "Blackout in a can."
