PCHC Notes Dangers of Self Medication With Ivermectin
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the FDA have issued a warning regarding people using Ivermectin as a treatment for COVID 19 or to prevent COVID 19 infection.
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FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
According to The Hill, the Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
FDA Warns Dollar Tree About Potentially Unsafe Drugs
the FDA has issued a warning letter to Dollar Tree for receiving over-the-counter drugs produced by foreign manufacturers which violate federal law.
FDA Finds Mice, Roaches and Gnats in Your Airline Food
You might want to stick with the sealed bag of peanuts, after an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration recently discovered the presence of mice, ants and roaches in airline food.
FDA Investigates Another Energy Drink and Its Possible Role in 13 Deaths
In what seems to be evidence of an emerging trend, the FDA is currently investigating another highly caffeinated energy drinkand the role it may have played in 13 deaths and many more injuries.
FDA Investigates Possible Link Between Monster Energy Drink and Five Deaths
Today, highly caffeinated drinks are more popular than ever, especially among teens. But one leading energy drink, Monster, is currently under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration for a possible link to five deaths.
FDA Approves Truvada to Help Prevent HIV Infections in Healthy Individuals
On Monday, the FDA approved a groundbreaking drug called Truvada, the first medication shown to prevent HIV in people who have sex with those infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
FDA Announces First Ever at Home HIV Test
In the never-ending war against the spread of the HIV virus that can lead to AIDS, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the first-ever a self-administered HIV testing kit that produces results without the use of a laboratory.