Food and Drug Administration
FDA allows 1st rapid virus test that gives results at home
U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home and delivers results in 30 minutes.
Trump, still not conceding defeat, trumpets vaccine progress
Gliding over significant challenges still to come, President Donald Trump offered a rosy update on the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he delivered his first public remarks since his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden. He still did not concede the election.
FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer’s drug in 2 decades
One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that’s claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.
White House nixes new FDA guidelines on vaccine approval
The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their introduction before the Nov. 3 election.
Beximco gets FDA approval for antiarrhythmic drug Flecainide
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of United States for selling Flecainide Acetate, an antiarrhythmic drug in US market.
Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine trial put on hold
The clinical trials of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University have been put on hold after a participant fell ill in the UK.
3 White House virus task force members in quarantine
Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.