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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday lowered the minimum sugar-content standard for pasteurized orange juice, a regulatory change intended to let processors use more domestic citrus …
FDA Eases Orange Juice Rule, Reducing Import Pressure Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration authorized prescription ivermectin for the short-term prevention of New World screwworm infestations in horses, expanding federal preparations against a parasite capable of …
FDA Authorizes Horse Ivermectin Against Screwworm Threat Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Medicus Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDCX) plans to test its Teverelix drug candidate in about 126 patients after receiving FDA feedback and central ethics approval for a redesigned …
Medicus Cuts Planned Teverelix Trial Enrollment by Two-Thirds Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration proposed easing registration requirements for distributed drug manufacturing networks last week while expanding oversight of foreign facilities that supply ingredients entering the …
FDA Plan Would Cut Drug Factory Registration Burdens Read More
WAYNE, PA — Palvella Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PVLA) has submitted the first portion of its application seeking U.S. approval of QTORIN rapamycin, a treatment for microcystic lymphatic malformations, moving the company …
Palvella Begins FDA Filing for Rare Disease Drug Candidate Read More
BALA CYNWYD, PA — Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. has begun a rolling application for accelerated U.S. approval of its experimental Friedreich’s ataxia treatment, positioning the biotechnology company to potentially launch the …
Larimar Starts FDA Filing for FA Drug With Mid-2027 Goal Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials backed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to begin temporarily placing certain kratom-related substances into Schedule I, escalating federal action against concentrated and synthetic products …
DEA Moves to Temporarily Schedule Kratom-Related Opioids Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval of the gene therapy Casgevy to include children as young as 2 with sickle cell disease or transfusion-dependent …
FDA Expands Casgevy Approval to Children as Young as 2 Read More
TELFORD, PA — Draeger, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for new software enhancements to its Evita V800 ventilator, adding features designed to support the treatment of …
FDA Clears New Draeger Ventilator Features for Lung Disease Care Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed requiring foreign tobacco manufacturers to register their facilities and disclose detailed product information, a move aimed at strengthening enforcement …
FDA Proposes Rule to Expand Oversight of Foreign Tobacco Products Read More