Experts back OTC access to NRT across all formats and dosages, including 2 mg and 4 mg, as India struggles with a Tobacco quit success rate under 5%The report highlights the significant economic burden of tobacco use, particularly among low-income households, and underscores how reducin...
08 May, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Moderna says FDA will consider new flu shot after resolving public disputeThe FDA will now consider Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application after a dispute over clinical trial design. Moderna agreed to seek full ap...
19 Feb, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Trump’s FDA just changed COVID vaccine rules for 2025 — will you still qualify for boosters under the new guidelines?FDA COVID vaccine update is stirring major public attention as a new policy limits fall COVID-19 booster shots to seniors and high-risk ind...
22 May, 2025, 07.11 PM IST
FDA warns consumers of infection risk in over-the-counter eyedropsThe FDA warns against using over two dozen over-the-counter eyedrops due to infection risk, potentially leading to blindness. This advisory...
31 Oct, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
CVS removes popular cough and cold medicines from store shelvesCVS has removed popular oral cough and cold medicines like Sudafed, Mucinex, Vicks, Allegra, and Dayquil from its stores. The FDA advisory ...
20 Oct, 2023, 03.39 PM IST
J&J, P&G sued after FDA panel ruling on cold medicine decongestantAccording to a proposed class action on Wednesday filed in Pensacola, Florida, federal court, the companies knew or should have known by 20...
14 Sep, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
Blood oxygen monitors don't work as well on people with darker skin: FDAAs smartwatches now claim to read blood oxygen levels, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raised fresh concerns over pulse oxime...
04 Nov, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
Moderna seeks US FDA approval for Omicron Covid booster for children over 6 yearsIn a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Boston-based biotech has requested that omicron shots be approved for teenagers age...
24 Sep, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
FDA asks vendors not to wrap food items in newspapers while selling to customers"The vendors should stop wrapping the eatable in newspapers immediately or else strict action will be taken," it said.
23 Dec, 2021, 07.25 PM IST
J&J files for authorization of COVID-19 vaccine boosterJ&J said its submission includes data from a late-stage study that found a booster of its vaccine given 56 days after the primary dose prov...
05 Oct, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
US medical experts recommend emergency authorisation of Pfizer COVID vaccineAn emergency use authorisation (EUA) is short of a full approval. Pfizer would have to file a separate application for full FDA approval fo...
11 Dec, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Joe Biden to let health experts decide who will get a Covid-19 vaccine first: Dr. Celine GounderSince the risk for COVID-19 can vary among different groups of people, prioritisation for a vaccine will be tricky, and Biden will leave th...
28 Nov, 2020, 07.00 PM IST
Recommend Lupin in pharmaceutical space: G Chokkalingam"They had more than doubling the US officials employed at FDA in India so I do not know whether how many companies are going to inspect."
21 Feb, 2014, 04.45 PM IST
- Experts urge US to restrict drug Avandia
A majority of members of a key advisory committee recommended Wednesday that the US government allow diabetes drug Avandia to stay on the m...
15 Jul, 2010, 10.10 AM IST
- US rejects six 'filthy' basmati shipments
Following rejection of six consignments of basmati rice by US on the ground that they contain ‘filth’, India has issued an advisory to expo...
29 Apr, 2009, 01.54 AM IST
- Ranbaxy hires Rudy to fight USFDA ban
Ranbaxy Laboratories has appointed ex-New York city Mayor and former presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani to lobby on its behalf with the US ...
19 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- US agency draft deems controversial BPA chemical safe: Reports
A controversial plastic chemical found in baby bottles and other food containers does not pose a hazard when used at typical exposure level...
17 Aug, 2008, 03.42 AM IST