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After Prasad’s Ouster, Makary Looks for Better Drug, Biologic Alignment at FDA

The FDA has denied that it plans to combine the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation ...
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Vinay Prasad is my former student and friend. His departure from FDA is a loss for American medicine

It is hard to imagine someone more equipped and more dedicated to vetting treatments than Vinay Prasad,” writes his former ...

The FDA Is Sounding The Alarm On 7-OH Kratom Products. Here’s Why.

7-OH occurs naturally at low levels in the kratom plant, but the FDA is most concerned with products that contain 7-OH in ...

FDA chief says NIH ‘brewed up a virus that killed 20 million people’

Commissioner Marty Makary again promoted a conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, ...

FDA cracking down on 7-OH to avoid epidemic: Commissioner

7-OH, formally known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine, is banned in China; however, Makary found that in the Biden administration, the ...

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 calls for illicit drug scheduling of high-dose kratom plant extract 7-OH

The Trump administration is recommending that a compound called 7-OH be scheduled as an illicit drug, Food and Drug ...

FDA's Makary wants to increase drug access, reduce 'addictive' foods

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has an ambitious plan to overhaul how quickly patients can access drugs in the US, but also wants to reduce reliance on pharmaceuticals by shifting the focus of research ...

Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH

Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...

CNBC host rips Trump adviser unaware of outstanding issue: ‘Can you look into it?!’

While interviewing Makary on “Squawk Box” early Wednesday, Kernen pointed to a new proposal from Environmental Protection ...

Watch CNBC's full interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his meeting with CEOs of major pharmaceutical and biotech ...
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Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug

Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial ...