Food and Drug Administration (FDA): What It Is and Does

The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency that regulates certain food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical products.

FDA expands access to pancreatic cancer drug helping patients like Ben Sasse

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, 54, called daraxonrasib "a miracle drug" that was allowing him to live longer and with less pain.

US FDA approves Pfizer, Arvinas' breast cancer drug

By Padmanabhan Ananthan May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer and Arvinas' breast ...

FDA authorizes early access for experimental pancreatic cancer pill

The FDA said the action recognizes the dire need for a drug to improve survival for pancreatic cancer patients, who face the ...

FDA moves to exclude weight loss drugs from compounding chemicals list

The FDA has moved to exclude semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide -- which are in several popular weight loss drugs -- ...

FDA proposes curbs on mass copycats of Novo, Lilly's weight-loss drugs

The Food and Drug Administration proposed excluding Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's weight-loss drugs from a key compounding ...

FDA green lights early access to pancreatic cancer drug, daraxonrasib

The FDA said it will grant some patients early access to Revolution Medicines' experimental pancreatic cancer drug ...

US FDA approves Axsome's drug for Alzheimer's-related agitation

By Kamal Choudhury and Mariam Sunny April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Axsome ...
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Katherine Szarama named acting director of FDA’s vaccines and biologics center

Katherine Szarama, who joined the FDA last year to serve as Vinay Prasad’s deputy, will now fill his shoes at CBER.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Accepts New Drug Application for Zipalertinib for the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 ...

Taiho Oncology, Inc., Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGEM) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a New Drug Applicatio ...

AstraZeneca shares drop after US regulatory panel votes against breast cancer drug

May 1 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca shares fell nearly 2% on Friday after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted overnight against recommending an experimental cancer treatment the ...

F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer

Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.