FDA Targets Curaleaf in Crackdown on CBD Marketing July 23, 2019 The most valuable marijuana company in the U.S. is under fire for how it’s marketing and selling CBD, the trendy...
Quality Failures at Generic Drug Maker Put Patients at Risk, FDA Warns July 10, 2019 By Anna Edney and Jef Feeley Manufacturing problems at Akorn Inc.’s New Jersey plant “pose a risk to patients,” U.S. regulators have warned the embattled generic-drug...
Dairy Industry Wants You to Know Vegan ‘Butter’ Isn’t Actual Butter June 17, 2019 By Deena Shanker and Lydia Mulvany Miyoko Schinner is a perfect illustration of the American dream. To the U.S. dairy industry, however, she is something altogether...
J&J ‘Did Everything’ to Push Opioids, Oklahoma Witness Says June 12, 2019 By Andrew Harris and Jef Feeley Oklahoma’s star witness told a state judge that Johnson & Johnson pressed doctors to prescribe its painkillers even as the...
Opioid Manufacturer Insys Files for Bankruptcy after Kickback Probe June 10, 2019 Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday amid mounting expenses driven by a U.S. Justice Department probe...
U.S. Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Against Merck on Fosamax Osteoporosis Drug May 20, 2019 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Merck & Co – at least for now – by...
Bill Would Hike Smoking, Vaping Age from 18 to 21 in Florida April 18, 2019 By Curt Anderson TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The minimum age for Floridians to possess tobacco and vaping products that deliver nicotine would rise from...
Mainstream Retailers Embrace Marijuana’s Less Taboo Cousin April 18, 2019 By Anne D'Innocenzio NEW YORK — It’s showing up in everything from skin creams to bath balms to dog treats — an elixir...
FDA Warns of Potential Seizure Risk in Some Users of E-cigarettes April 3, 2019 By Saumya Sibi Joseph The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned of potential safety risks from the use of e-cigarettes after it...
Tainted Pills Force FDA to Tighten Drug-Safety Regulations March 27, 2019 By Anna Edney U.S. regulators plan to revamp rules governing how medicines are manufactured, in an effort to ensure the safety of the...