FDA - Bizmology

Should the FDA make some drugs over-the-counter?

by Patrice Sarath,
March 23, 2012, 4:29 PM

It’s an issue at the intersection of money, health care, and politics. The FDA is considering making certain prescription drugs available over-the-counter, according to Bloomberg News. The drugs under consideration [...]

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo change cola coloring ingredient

by Sylvia Lambert,
March 13, 2012, 4:23 PM

To avoid having to put a cancer warning label on their products, the two largest soft drink makers Coca-Cola and PepsiCo announced this month a significant change in manufacturing an [...]

FDA finally approves Discovery Labs’ preemie respiratory drug Surfaxin

by Anne Law,
March 8, 2012, 10:40 AM

The FDA has finally approved Surfaxin, a preventative treatment for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants. Its maker, Discovery Laboratories, has been working for years (since 2004) with regulators to gain [...]

USDA tries Twitter to bring consumers state-specific food recalls

by Linnea Kirgan,
March 7, 2012, 4:29 PM

Last month I wrote about how consumers can get “recall fatigue” when bombarded with food recall notices, which happened in late 2011 when the US had a record number of recalls. [...]

Qnexa gets strong support from medical panel

by Patrice Sarath,
February 27, 2012, 12:28 PM

An FDA panel’s recommendation to approve VIVUS’s obesity drug Qnexa prompted the company’s shares to rise 85 percent in last week’s trading, an impressive jump that rewards the company for [...]

Food recalls reached peak in late 2011

by Linnea Kirgan,
February 17, 2012, 11:16 AM

If you’ve felt bombarded by food recall information lately, there’s a good reason. The number of foods recalled in the fourth quarter of 2011 hit the highest recall level in four years, ranking 50 percent higher than the same period one year ago and 80 percent over the 3rd quarter of 2011.