FDA: Kratom Products Have High Levels of Heavy Metals
New concern added to list of the agency’s warnings about the herbal supplement.
New concern added to list of the agency’s warnings about the herbal supplement.
Highest average annual percentage of change from 2001 to 2015 seen for Estonia, then US.
Heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids continue to be the highest drug threat in the nation.
The costs to patients are high when trials are carried out under the FDA’s pediatric exclusivity program.
The use of aspirin in healthy elderly patients as a preventative strategy was associated with no prolongation of long-term disability-free survival compared with placebo.
The NDA included data from two Phase 3 clinical trials (VENUS I and VENUS II), all four Phase 3 European Union registration studies, and real-world data of >700,000 women with uterine fibroids across 80 countries.
History of involvement with criminal justice system increased with intensity of drug use.
The recall affects approximately 470,000 units that include drugs packaged with 3 to 10 tablets per blister card. The blister packs were developed for use in hospitals, however some were sent to retail pharmacies and were likely dispensed for in-home use.
From 2011 to 2016, increase in invasive MRSA cases from 4.1 to 9.2 percent among injection drug users.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings to 9 online companies selling illegal opioid medications on 53 websites, in direct violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.