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Officials identify two new drugs tied to meningitis outbreak
US health officials identified two new drugs Monday which may have infected patients with meningitis as they investigate a widening outbreak tied to tainted products from a Massachusetts pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged doctors to contact patients who received drugs produced by the firm to warn them…
FDA issues consumer alert about fake online pharmacies
The US Food and Drug Administration launched a national campaign Friday alerting consumers to the risks of phony web pharmacies. The warning comes as nearly one in four people who shop online say they have bought prescription drugs on the Internet, according to the FDA. “Buying medicines from rogue online…
U.S. FDA approves weight-loss drug Qsymia for use by obese people
US regulators approved the second new anti-obesity drug in 13 years, Qsymia, for use with exercise and a good diet in people who are obese or overweight with certain medical problems. Some analysts have touted Qsymia as the next “blockbuster”, akin to the best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor, with the US…
FDA to rule on second new weight-loss drug in more than a decade
US regulators decide Tuesday on whether to approve the second new anti-obesity drug in 13 years, Qnexa, which studies have shown may help some people lose up to 10 percent of their body weight. The Food and Drug Administration last month approved Belviq by the US company Arena Pharmaceuticals, making…
FDA spied extensively on its scientists’ private emails
The Food and Drug Administration carried out a broad spying operation on some of its own scientists’ private emails, creating something akin to an enemies list of employees who had complained to Congress, journalists and others, according to documents uncovered by the New York Times. According to the Times, the…
U.S. approves over-the-counter HIV home testing kit
WASHINGTON — The United States announced Tuesday it has authorized sales of the first over-the-counter home testing kit for HIV, the virus that leads to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The OraQuick In-Home HIV test is expected to be available from October at 30,000 American retail outlets, its manufacturer said,…
U.S. approves first obesity drug in 13 years
WASHINGTON — US regulators on Wednesday approved the first drug to treat obesity in 13 years, a drug called lorcaserin, marketed as Belviq and made by Arena Pharmaceuticals. The drug works to control the appetite through receptors in the brain and was approved as additional therapy for certain overweight and…
U.S. health officials urge restaurants to stop selling South Korean oysters
US health authorities have urged restaurants and food outlets to stop selling all fresh, frozen and canned oysters, clams and mussels that came from South Korea over contamination fears. “These products and any products made with them may have been exposed to human fecal waste and are potentially contaminated with…
U.S. panel gives nod to new obesity drug
WASHINGTON — A panel of independent experts on Thursday urged the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the first new anti-obesity drug in more than a decade — Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals. The committee voted 18-4 in favor of the drug, which works to control the appetite through…
FDA lax on monitoring of medical implants
By Lena Groeger ProPublica Each prescription drug you take has a unique code that the government can use to track problems. But artificial hips and pacemakers? They are implanted without identification, along with many other medical devices. In fact, the FDA doesn’t know how many devices are implanted into patients…
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