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HHS overrules FDA, blocks over-the-counter Plan B for younger teens

Plan B Emergency Contraceptive

The emergency contraceptive Plan B will not be made available over-the-counter to younger teens, the Food and Drug Administration announced today, exposing a rift between the agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

F.D.A. Pulls Painkiller Due to Risks

The maker of the painkiller Darvon is pulling the drug off the market at the request of public health officials who say the 50-year-old pill causes potentially deadly heart rhythms.

 

FDA rejects anticipated diet pill Qnexa

FDA rejects anticipated diet pill Qnexa

Federal health regulators have decided not to approve an experimental diet pill called Qnexa, which had been touted by many experts as the most promising weight-loss drug in more than a decade.

 

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