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FDA’s synthetic 7-OH crackdown is an attack on deception not against kratom
Kratom is a natural plant. Some companies sell synthetic high-potency products under the label of kratom, but the federal government is cracking down on deceptive practices.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
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 ...
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Trump Overrode RFK Jr. And Makary To Remove FDA Biologics Chief Amid Sarepta Drug Controversy: Report
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly ordered the removal of Vinay Prasad as director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics ...
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 ...
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FDA mandates major safety updates to opioid pain medication labels
In a significant move aimed at combating the ongoing opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced major ...
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, ...
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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 ...
FDA looking to make vapes less addictive as agency head claims 85% of those sold are ‘illegal’
“First of all, 85 percent of vaping products sold at your local vape shop are illegal,” he told Rob Schmitt Tonight. “These ...
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 is my former student and friend. His departure from FDA is a loss for American medicine
It is hard to imagine someone more equipped and more dedicated to vetting treatments than Vinay Prasad,” writes his former ...