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Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration more power to hold drugmakers accountable as part of the mammoth spending bill that became law in December 2022.

Health & Safety

FDA has new leverage over companies looking for a quicker drug approval

5:01am March 03, 2023

by Sydney Lupkin

The Food and Drug Administration has new tools to hold drug companies accountable for promises they make about medications. But the agency has yet to show its hand in using this new power.

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Mifepristone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 to induce first-trimester abortions in combination with a second drug, misoprostol.

Democratic state attorneys general sue Biden administration over abortion pill rules

5:53pm February 24, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

The suit comes as a federal judge in another case is considering whether to overturn FDA approval of the same drug, mifepristone.

Misoprostol is currently approved by the FDA for use as an ulcer drug, not as a standalone abortion pill. Doctors already use it off-label for a variety of gynecological purposes beyond abortion, including for IUD insertion and for labor and delivery.

Why an ulcer drug could be the last option for many abortion patients

3:10pm February 24, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Some abortion providers are looking to misoprostol, a medication widely used around the world, should a federal judge in Texas block access to a key medication abortion option.

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Milk is displayed at a grocery store in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Food and Drug Administration officials issued guidance that says plant-based beverages don't pretend to be from dairy animals – and that U.S. consumers aren't confused by the difference.

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No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes

1:37am February 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

Food and Drug Administration officials have issued guidance that says plant-based beverages don't pretend to be from dairy animals – and that U.S. consumers aren't confused by the difference.

This June 26, 2019, photo shows a Starbucks sign outside a Starbucks coffee shop in downtown Pittsburgh.

More than 300,000 bottles of Starbucks bottled Frappuccinos have been recalled

9:06am February 20, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The bottles of Starbucks' vanilla Frappuccinos may contain pieces of glass, the Food and Drug Administration said.

Both the branded and generic versions of Adderall, a prescription amphetamine that treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other conditions, have been in short supply in the U.S. since October.

Adderall shortage forces some patients to scramble, ration or go without

7:00am February 18, 2023

by Sydney Lupkin

The FDA announced the supply troubles in the fall. Four months later, the medication remains hard to get and could stay that way until the spring

In this photo illustration, a person looks at the drug mifepristone on their smartphone.

A Trump-appointed Texas judge could force a major abortion pill off the market

7:11pm February 01, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

A decision is expected soon in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used to induce abortions.

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An expected change in FDA policy would make it easier for men who have sex with men to donate blood.

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FDA moves to ease restrictions on blood donations for men who have sex with men

3:59pm January 27, 2023

Long criticized as discriminatory, the policy has prevented many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Food and Drug Administration revealed a draft of its new approach on Friday.

A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., in 2022. An advisory committee for the FDA voted Thursday to simplify the country's approach to COVID vaccination.

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An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy

5:56pm January 26, 2023

by Scott Hensley

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

A staff member for Sen. Rand Paul takes photos of her puppy, Jefferson, before a 2021 press conference on the FDA Modernization Act.

The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials

10:05am January 12, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

In a victory for animal rights advocates, drugmakers can take their products to human clinical trials using alternative testing methods that don't involve animals.