The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has flagged three of Philips' medical device facilities after inspections found they had failed to meet required manufacturing standards, according to an update on the agency's website on Tuesday.

Nearly 142,000 bottles of atorvastatin calcium tablets recalled nationwide • Faulty dissolution may limit drug absorption and cholesterol control • Sen

If approved, it would be the first major new drug treatment for Parkinson’s in half a century. Richard Mailman, a University of Virginia professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, has spent decades trying to bring this class of drug to patients.

The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an animal drug to treat dogs and puppies infected with the parasite New World screwworm.

Ascend Laboratories of New Jersey recalled certain bottles of atorvastatin calcium tablets, a generic version of Lipitor, sold nationwide. The drug works to lower cholesterol by blocking an enzyme that helps make cholesterol in the body. The recall affected bottles of 10 milligram (mg), 40 mg, 20 mg, and 80 mg tablets with various pill counts.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko; Amgen) for the add-on maintenance treatment of inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in adult and pediatric patients ages 12 years and older.

The proposed trial aimed to study the use of vadadustat to treat anemia in patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease not on dialysis. The treatment is already approved for such patients who have been receiving dialysis for at least three months.

British American Tobacco said it has paused a pilot plan to launch an unlicensed disposable vape in the U.S., as the Food and Drug Administration moves to crack down on unregulated products and speed up licences.

The vast majority of FDA employees keep working during a government shutdown. According to its updated contingency plans, about 10,700 employees, or 66% of its workforce, are exempt, meaning they continue to show up for work and get paid on time during the shutdown.

THE Chamber of Cosmetics Industry of the Philippines Inc. (CCIP) brought together cosmetics and personal care stakeholders for a landmark exchange with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during its 3rd General Membership Meeting at the SMX Convention Center.