WASHINGTON D.C. (NBC)- The Food and Drug Administration is asking food manufacturers and restaurants to cut the salt in their products over the coming two and a half years, hoping to reduce Americans’ overall sodium intake by 12 percent. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The FDA has fully approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. This makes it the nation’s first vaccine to move beyond emergency use authorization. The FDA says the vaccine will now be marketed as Comirnaty and has been approved ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBCNC) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared a shortage of EpiPen auto-injectors used to treat severe allergic reactions. The announcement comes after hundreds of Americans reported trouble filling prescriptions for the devices. Some patients have ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An FDA committee recently recommended the approval of a marijuana-derived drug to treat epilepsy. This would be the first prescription medicine derived from plant-based cannabidiol (CBD) in the United States. CNN reports the drug, Epidiolex, is intended ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 200 million eggs are being recalled because they are possibly contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said out of an abundance of caution, Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms is voluntarily recalling 206,749,248 eggs. ...
Silver Spring, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a ‘digital pill’ that tracks when patients take their medication. The pill is a form of a drug called Abilify, which treats depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Embedded inside ...
Washington, D.C.- The Food and Drug Administration approved new competition for the EpiPen emergency allergy shots. The Symjepi shot should go on sale later this year. Symjepi is a syringe prefilled with epinephrine, which can stop life-threatening allergic reactions from ...
Washington, D.C.- A new study has revealed some baby food sold in stores has detectable levels of lead. The Environmental Defense Fund explored data from the Food and Drug Administration and found evidence of elevated lead levels. “That included fruit ...
Washington, D.C.- The Food and Drug Administration has announced a nationwide birth control pill recall. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. says its Mibelas 24 F-E products were packaged improperly, so the first four days of the tablets labeled as “active pills” ...
Tukwila, Wash. (CNN) — Continental Mills is recalling its Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix. The recall affects products manufactured between April 2016 and June 2016. The company says a blueberry nugget in the mix is made with a small percentage of ...