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The U.S. FDA issues a full approval for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in adults.
2022-01-31

The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency use authorization for Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 oral pill named Paxlovid for at-risk people over the age of 12 years, becoming the first at-home oral treatment to be approved by the FDA.
2021-12-22

The Food and Drug Administration officially authorizes the usage of a third dosage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot for individuals still considered vulnerable to COVID-19. Among those eligible are health care workers and senior citizens who have been fully inoculated with the vaccine for at least six months.
2021-09-22

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that it has granted priority review for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. A decision on whether to fully approve the vaccine will likely be made within two months.
2021-07-16

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants an emergency use authorization for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19 patients. The cocktail was previously given to President Donald Trump during his hospitalization for COVID-19 last month.
2020-11-21

The U.S. FDA approves Tesaro's ovarian cancer drug, Niraparib.
2017-03-27

The American Medical Association urges Congress and-or the FDA to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices. The AMA says that the ads increase demand for inappropriate, expensive treatments even if cheaper ones have the same potentials.
2015-11-19

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new, all-in-one pill to treat HIV patients that includes a new version of the drug tenofovir, which researchers think will help reduce side effects from the multi-drug regimens used for HIV.
2015-11-6

The United States Food and Drug Administration approves genetically modified potatoes and apples.
2015-03-20

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rules against a First Amendment free speech challenge to a regulation by the Food and Drug Administration requiring that tobacco companies put graphic images on their cigarette packaging. The imagery is designed to discourage smoking.
2012-03-19