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The U.S. FDA formally approves the Gilead Sciences drug Remdesivir, commonly known as Veklury, for young children with COVID-19.
2022-04-25

The Food and Drug Administration authorizes booster doses of the Moderna and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines, as well as allow Americans to choose a different vaccine from their original inoculation as a booster.
2021-10-20

South Africa voluntarily suspends its rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended temporarily suspending use of the vaccine due to rare cases of blood clots.
2021-04-13

The Food and Drug Administration announces that they have formally approved Tozinameran, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
2020-12-11

The Trump administration and federal officials from Operation Warp Speed unveil plans for distributing doses of a COVID-19 vaccine once the FDA approves their use.
2020-09-16

Nine vaccine companies sign a pledge that they won't submit vaccine candidates for review by the Food and Drug Administration until their safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials.
2020-09-8

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Sage Therapeutics' Zulresso, also known as allopregnanolone or brexanolone, for treatment of postpartum depression. It is the first drug approved to specifically target the disease, which is the most common complication of childbirth.
2019-03-19

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 orders R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to stop further U.S. sale and distribution of four cigarette products because they may be more dangerous than similar older cigarettes.
2015-09-15

The US Food and Drug Administration approves the use of Flibanserin to help women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.
2015-08-18