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Accelerated cancer drug approvals deliver limited survival gains at high cost

Written by | 3 Jan 2026

Early access to new cancer drugs, granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has provided mixed benefits for patients while costing Medicare billions of […]

Female hormone deficiency – correcting misinformation

Written by | 18 Nov 2025

Last week saw one of the most significant announcements from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA – a statement that could influence the health and […]

Updated drug information handout outdoes FDA’s version

Written by | 12 Feb 2025

A clinical trial comparing a one-page medication handout proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an updated version developed by researchers at the University of […]

US drug approvals 2010-2019 align with US, but not global, burden of disease; expedited approval programs may make the gap worse

Written by | 17 Mar 2024

Drug approvals in the United States between 2010-2019 were aligned with the US, but not global, burden of disease and the increasing number of expedited drug approvals could […]

New study points to supply chain disruptions if the FDA removes ineffective decongestant from the market

Written by | 10 Feb 2024

In a new study of nasal decongestant purchasing patterns, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that phenylephrine remained the most popular choice year after […]

Drug manufacturers use FDA, patent strategies to keep insulin prices high

Written by | 18 Nov 2023

Over the last four decades, insulin manufacturers have extended their periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products by employing several strategies, including filing additional patents on their […]

Device for treating challenging bone fractures cleared by FDA

Written by | 26 Jul 2023

A new system for fixing bone fractures, called the Bone Bolt System, has been approved for market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of […]

A sharp increase in the price of the gout drug colchicine led to lower use and poorer disease control, UCLA research suggests

Written by | 11 May 2023

Due to a policy decision in 2010 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the price of a prescription for the therapeutic gout drug colchicine increased nearly […]

A drug that treats alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety medication

Written by | 16 Apr 2022

Alcoholism, if left untreated, could have dangerous repercussions. Thus, it is no surprise that there are a range of drugs developed to treat this condition. Of these drugs, […]

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