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A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a temporary injunction on Friday that halts the sale of an unproven, “potentially dangerous” coronavirus treatment product. The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that Genesis II Church of Health and Healing sold a product called Miracle Mineral Solution, which was sold [...]

Rutgers University announced on Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers RUCDR Infinite Biologics and its collaborators for a new saliva-based COVID-19 test. Andrew Brooks, chief operating officer and director of technology development at RUCDR, believes that the new method will allow for broader population [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration issued updated guidance on Thursday, amending restrictions so that certain blood donor groups are now subject to a three month waiting period instead of a 12 month deferral. This guidance was issued in an attempt to address the blood supply shortage that has emerged due to the coronavirus pandemic. [...]

The US House Oversight Committee asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday to ban the distribution of e-cigarettes due to the potential impact on the spread of COVID-19. The letter was signed by Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy. The House Committee had previously contacted the FDA in the summer of [...]

The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that prohibits physicians from using telemedicine in medication abortions. The bill now moves on to the Ohio House, where it is expected to pass. A medication abortion includes two different medicines, mifepristone and misoprostol. The U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) Administration currently prohibits direct-to-patient access to mifepristone, [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a hearing on Tuesday about testing methods for finding asbestos in talc and cosmetic products containing talc. This is the first hearing about asbestos in talc since 1971. The meeting was convened to discuss methods and criteria for testing for asbestos. The meeting focused on the recommendations [...]

The California Superior Court of San Diego imposed a $344 million civil penalty Wednesday for damages caused by Johnson & Johnson’s pelvic mesh products. The people of California filed the lawsuit in November 2016, accusing Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon Inc. of misrepresenting the risks and complications of pelvic mesh devices to doctors and patients [...]

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of New York filed suit Monday against disgraced pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli and Vyera Pharmaceuticals for stifling competition to protect the monopolistic pricing of the drug Daraprim (pyrimethamine). Daraprim is used to treat toxoplasmosis, and despite Vyera Pharmaceuticals being the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to GOJO Industries, the makers of Purell hand sanitizer, to cease making claims that Purell can prevent the spread of diseases such as the flu, norovirus, and Ebola. On its website and social media are claims that the hand sanitizer can kill “99.99% of [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of California court on Tuesday denied a motion by brand-name drug companies to halt the implementation of a California bill that would stop “reverse payments” to generic drug companies. The bill in question is Assembly Bill 824 (AB 824), which seeks to stop “reverse [...]