
Tag Archives: FDA
- Wednesday, August 5th, 2020Opioid Prescription Labels Must Include Information About Naloxone: FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement that all opioid drug makers must add recommendations about...Read More
- Friday, November 15th, 2019
FDA Issues Warning About Unproven Claims that Kratom can Cure Opioid Addiction
FDA Issues Warning About Unproven Claims that Kratom can Cure Opioid Addiction The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to two companies that it says are...Read More - Monday, July 22nd, 2019
FDA Proposes New Rules for Opioid Manufacturers, New Drugs to be Less Addictive
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing that rules for opioid manufacturers be tightened to make new drugs less addictive. The Agency’s Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless withdrew...Read More - Friday, May 13th, 2016
Should All Physicians be Required to Receive Opioid Prescribing Training?
With tens of thousands of deaths attributed to prescription painkillers just in the past few years, it is little wonder why policy makers and healthcare professionals are seeking every...Read More - Monday, November 10th, 2014
Some Diet Supplements Found to Contain Habit-Forming Pharmaceuticals
Despite the FDA ruling that many diet supplements had to be recalled due to the fact that they contained pharmaceutical drugs, some of these supplements are still available to...Read More - Thursday, March 20th, 2014
FDA Commissioner Defends Approval of Controversial Pain Medication
At a recent Senate hearing, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg defended the agency’s decision to approve the pure hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER (extended release). Speaking before...Read More - Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
FDA Recommends Tighter Controls for Hydrocodone Prescriptions
Painkillers containing hydrocodone are typically the most commonly prescribed in the United States, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recommended tightening the regulations surrounding prescriptions for the...Read More