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March 10, 2023 — The FDA has approved a nasal spray that is expected to provide fast relief from migraines, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Friday. The drug zavegepant will be sold under the brand name Zavzpret and should be available in pharmacies by July 2023, the company said in a news release. The cost …
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Feb. 22, 2023 — Do not purchase or use Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the FDA warns. The announcement released Wednesday adds to a previous warning issued earlier this month for EzriCare Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears due to potential bacterial contamination. All three products are manufactured by the same company, Global Pharma …
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Jan. 26, 2023 – A panel of advisers to the FDA unanimously supported an effort today to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations, with the aim of developing a one-dose approach — perhaps annually — for the general population. The FDA is looking to give clearer direction to vaccine makers about future development of COVID-19 vaccines. The plan …
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Jan. 17, 2023 – Two years ago, Benjamin Wilbur had LASIK surgery to correct his vision. “I have three youngish kids, and I felt I was constantly being hit in the face and my glasses were being knocked askew,” he says. He also didn’t like having “foggy” glasses when wearing a mask during the pandemic. …
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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulatory change on Tuesday that allows retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills. Before now, patients could only get this two-drug medication through clinics, doctors and a handful of mail-order pharmacies. Two companies that make the …
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After undergoing LASIK in February 2021, Alexis Mencos began experiencing complications, including excruciating eye pain, dry eyes, and infections that occurred throughout the year. Mencos, 28, had no idea that she might have lingering issues from the procedure, a common eye surgery in which a laser is used to shape the inner cornea to correct …
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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It might be tempting to buy prescription medication online, but buyers should beware, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. While some pharmacy websites operate legally and can offer convenience, privacy and lower costs, others may be selling unapproved, counterfeit and unsafe medications, …
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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans will now have another choice if they want a COVID booster shot. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novavax Inc.’s protein-based vaccine as a first booster dose. Until now, it had only been approved as a two-dose primary series. …
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Oct. 13, 2022 — Generations of Americans grew up being told that breakfast cereals like Corn Flakes and Raisin Bran were healthy ways to start their days. But now, under new federal guidelines, those cereals and other mainstays of the breakfast table can no longer make that claim. The guidance was proposed after the White House …
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Oct. 13, 2022 — Generations of Americans grew up being told that breakfast cereals like Corn Flakes and Raisin Bran were healthy ways to start their days. But now, under new federal guidelines, those cereals and other mainstays of the breakfast table can no longer make that claim. The guidance was proposed after the White House …
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The FDA has approved the new bivalent COVID booster for children as young as 5 years old. Source: https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20221012/fda-approves-new-bivalent-covid-booster-for-use-in-children?src=RSS_PUBLIC
The FDA approved a drug on Thursday that can help slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and the Ice Bucket Challenge is partly to thank. The Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral trend from 2014 that encouraged social media users to donate to the ALS Association or dump an ice-cold bucket of water …
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