FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete ...

FDA Announces Recall of More Than 650,000 Plastic Water Bottles Produced Under 'Insanitary Conditions'

If you have any of the recalled water bottle products, you should not consume them. While the FDA did not elaborate on why ...

More than 650,000 plastic water bottles recalled as FDA sets risk level

Exposure to these products may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, the FDA warns.

Cat food recall expanded to Ohio: FDA

(WJW) – A cat food recall has been expanded to include sales in 11 more states, including Ohio. According to the U.S. Food ...

FDA to Give Staff Bonuses for Speeding Up Drug Reviews

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to give bonuses to scientific staff for speeding up drug reviews, according to an ...

FDA proposes new treatment approval pathway for ultrarare diseases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new proposal Monday for flexible drug approval pathway treatments ...
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Rare disease advocates fume over FDA’s mixed signals

Her son Ben, she learned, had mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type 2, or Hunter Syndrome, one of a group of rare diseases that is ...

FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases

The FDA already authorizes the use of experimental drugs under what’s called “compassionate use,” for people with no other ...
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FDA slams ExThera with warning letter over controversial blood filter device

The FDA slammed ExThera with a warning letter for deviating from the regulatory agency’s guidelines by promoting and selling ...

Chocolate supplement recalled over erectile dysfunction drug

USALESS.COM is recalling its Rhino Choco VIP 10X product due to the undeclared presence of Tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in Cialis.
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FDA To Offer Bonus Payments for Speedy Drug Reviewers

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary presented a new idea to staff this week: bonus payments for employees that complete regulatory review processes faster than expected.

The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies

The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.