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Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis

Dangerous products are marketed as “kratom extract” or “enhanced kratom” and often disguised as candies, gummies and even ice ...

FDA moves to boost domestic drug supply

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a new program to ramp up the United States’s domestic pharmaceutical ...

FDA launches program to encourage American drug manufacturing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is launching "FDA PreCheck" in order to help construct drug ...

US FDA moves to boost domestic drug manufacturing after Trump push

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a new program to speed up construction and review of drug ...

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 Head Marty Makary on Food Dyes, Ultra-Processed Foods and the MAHA Agenda

The Food and Drug Administration commissioner reveals what health officials are prioritizing in a forthcoming report on ...
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Steve Forbes: CMS must cover FDA-approved medical devices and treatments

CMS often withholds coverage for reimbursement, disrupting the natural flow of the market and hindering access to proven ...

FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...

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 ...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...

FDA Chief Says He Wants Gene Therapy Head Prasad to Return

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he’s trying to persuade Vinay Prasad, the agency’s former head ...

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 ...