Tag: FDA
FDA Approves Digital Tracking Sensor for Prescription Pills
A prescription pill that contains a digital tracking sensor has been approved for use by the FDA. The FDA approved Abilify MyCite, the new digital...
FDA warns about withholding opioid addiction medications from patients on CNS...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning prescribers about withholding opioid addiction treatment medications from patients who are taking central nervous system...
FDA approves first-ever mobile app for substance use disorders
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed marketing for the first-ever government-approved mobile medical app designed to help people with substance use disorders...
How the FDA wants older adults to safely use their medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revised key safety tips to avoid health-threatening mistakes while using a prescription medication. The federal agency believes...
FDA to cut down nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pursuing regulations that will lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels. In turn, the agency hopes...
How researchers want to end the opioid crisis
A new study maps out a comprehensive response to the opioid crisis, and the researchers believe it can eventually end one of the nation’s...
New safety threats found in a third of FDA-approved drugs
New safety threats are found in a third of the drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a...
FDA nominee Gottlieb warns about opioid crisis
During his confirmation hearing, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a physician and the nominee for head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warned senators about...
Implant from Turkey could treat addiction worldwide
After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a version of buprenorphine called Probuphine to be used as an implant to treat opioid abuse...
eHealth company awaits FDA approval for digital addiction therapy
The first prescription digital therapy designed to treat substance use disorder (SUD) is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Boston-...