A bipartisan bill promised greater transparency into where prescription drugs are manufactured. Then a key provision was ...

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The latest recall adds to growing safety concerns surrounding compounded glutathione, promoted as an injectable treatment for skin lightening and other unproven effects ...

Welcome to the FDA Recalls and Warnings Update, a series dedicated to keeping you informed about the latest medication recalls, manufacturing violations, and quality concerns affecting your ...

Andrew Kolodny, M.D., has treated enough people with opioid addiction to recognize withdrawal when he sees it: sweating, vomiting, agonizing pain. But increasingly, he says, patients are presenting ...

In a new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, two medical experts argue that the FDA’s inspection-based system is failing to catch quality problems and propose five reforms aimed at ...

Welcome to the FDA Side Effects Update. This series is designed to keep you informed about the latest safety advisories and newly documented side effects of your medications. In this installment, ...

P. began taking Zoloft — an antidepressant known generically as sertraline — for school-related anxiety right at the cusp of puberty. “I’d started masturbating around that time and had a few muted ...

Doctors say the growing popularity of supplement stacking has exposed more Americans to botanicals like ashwagandha that can damage the liver.

From 18th-century apothecaries to modern drive-thru drug stores, pharmacies have evolved in form, but their central purpose has stayed constant: They serve as community centers to help people navigate ...

Marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, Zyn and other oral nicotine pouches are hooking a new generation of users, and may be causing side effects not yet fully understood ...