WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- Electronic cigarettes are proliferating in the United States even though they are unapproved and largely unstudied by health researchers, officials say.
WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to halt the import of electronic cigarettes into the United States.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the creation Thursday of an internal pediatric review committee.
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- China, facing mounting global pressure to improve the safety of its food and drug exports, plans to spend $1.16 billion to upgrade supervision.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a six-month priority review for a proposed Pfizer treatment to stop smoking, the company says.
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Following similar action in the United States, South Korea's Food and Drug administration has banned cough and cold medications with phenylpropanolamine.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The Food Drug Administration said Friday it is launching a plan to speed approval of new drugs and medical devices and reduce development costs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The Senate unanimously approved Mark McClellan late Thursday to serve as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The agency oversees the nation's food, cosmetics, drugs and medical devices.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A panel of experts convened by a trade group representing the animal drug industry Friday concluded the use of antibiotics in pigs, cows and other food animals does not increase the risk of humans ending up with drug-resistant bacteria. The Food and Drug
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Forest Laboratories Inc. has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug Lexapro (escitalopram) for the treatment for major depression.
