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To provide patients with accurate and timely information to help them take their prescription medications safely and effectively, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new, easy-to-read Medication Guide called Patient Medication Information. The Patient Medication Information is for prescription drugs and certain biological products used on an outpatient basis, as well as for blood

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 oral antiviral pill Paxlovid for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults. Paxlovid is the first oral treatment, and the fourth drug, approved by the agency to treat COVID-19 in adults. Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) has been approved to treat adults who are at high...

President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation revoking his earlier order requiring most international visitors to the United States to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Biden also revoked rules imposed in September 2021 requiring all U.S. federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated. Biden said in the proclamation, "Considering the progress that we have made, and based on the latest guidanc

Seoul, South Korea -based SD Biosensor, Inc. has recalled specific Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Tests, distributed by Roche Diagnostics in the United States, citing potential microbial contamination in the liquid buffer solution, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test is an over-the-counter rapid antigen test and uses a nasal swab sample that can be self-collected...