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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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 requires stronger safety labels for opioid medications

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it will now be requiring updated safety labels for all opioid pain ...

FDA's Makary wants to increase drug access, reduce 'addictive' foods

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary spoke with Yahoo Finance about solving the food crisis, obesity crisis, and restoring trust in ...

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 ...
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Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug

Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial ...
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After Prasad’s Ouster, Makary Looks for Better Drug, Biologic Alignment at FDA

The FDA has denied that it plans to combine the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation ...
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Senators ask FDA for answers over Juul authorization

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing marketing granted orders (MGOs) for Juul e-cigarettes is facing opposition ...