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FDA commissioner predicts ‘record’ drug approvals this year

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the FDA’s review process will not slow down despite layoffs at the Department of Health ...

FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months

Dr. Vinay Prasad is stepping down as the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator after a brief tenure.

Controversial vaccine official Dr. Vinay Prasad departs FDA

Dr. Vinay Prasad had been serving as the FDA's director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research since May, and ...

FDA’s top vaccine regulator departs amid conservative criticism

Vinay Prasad, the top vaccine regulator and chief scientific officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a critic of the agency’s COVID-19 policies, has departed after being on the job ...
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FDA cracks down on kratom related products

FDA Commissioner Martin Makary warned a substance more potent than morphine, addictive and legal is on store shelves across ...

FDA Warns Dangers of Drug “7-OH”

HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, announce new ...

U.S. health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry

Federal regulators have been scrutinizing kratom for about a decade after reports of addiction, injury and overdose ...

Trump FDA Pushes For ‘Gas Station’ Opioid To Be Added To DEA’s Drug Schedule List

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally requested for a popular kratom derivative to be classified as a controlled ...
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A need for speed: FDA piloting voucher program to expedite drug review

On July 22, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started accepting applications to participate in the Commissioner’s National ...