Wednesday, July 20, 2022: Life Sciences

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the nonprofit Reagan-Udall Foundation will team up with outside experts to thoroughly review agency’s food and tobacco programs. Califf’s comments come after the nationwide baby formula shortage...

Tuesday, July 19, 2022: Life Sciences

House representatives called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to penalize drugmakers that have lowered or eliminated price breaks through the federal 340B Drug Discount program. In a letter, the group of 181 lawmakers said, “vulnerable...

Tuesday, July 19, 2022: Life Sciences

Independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet today to discuss Novavax Inc.’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized it as a primary immunization for adults, but has not yet...

Monday, July 18, 2022: Life Sciences

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the U.S. has failed to contain the outbreak of monkeypox and is “at the cusp” of seeing the virus become endemic. During an interview with CBS, Gottlieb noted that the U.S. is...

Monday, July 18, 2022: Life Sciences

GSK PLC completed the spinoff of Haleon PLC, a stand-alone consumer health care business that features products ranging from toothpaste and mouthwash to over-the-counter drugs such as Advil. GSK has said that the move will make it possible for the pharma giant to...

Friday, July 15, 2022: Life Sciences

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to AZ Swagg Sauce LLC and Electric Smoke Vapor House for not submitting a premarket application for is synthetic nicotine vaping products. The agency said the move, along with the other 107 warning letters...