US FDA's newly appointed drugs chief set to retire

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug evaluation chief, Richard Pazdur, is set to retire just weeks after taking the ...
BioSpace

As CGT Struggles To Scale, FDA’s New Designation Could Smooth Post-Approval Pivots

Experts suggest the FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Technologies designation could be a lifeline for improving production ...
The Atlantic

A People's History of FDA Approval Inspiring Conspiracy and Murder in Fiction

Which government agency wields the most menacing power? The CIA? NSA? IRS? No, it’s the deceptively banal Food and Drug Administration. Just ask Sarepta Therapeutics. And it does, just not in real ...
Time

Whither Qnexa? A Brief History of Diet Pills and the FDA

Will the second time will be the charm for the diet drug Qnexa? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the data on the weight-loss medication, again — an advisory panel will meet on ...
KSAT

Women celebrate FDA removal of black box warning on hormone replacement therapy products

For decades, hormone replacement therapies carried warnings that they increased the risk of cancer and dementia. Now, that ...