Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods ...

The FDAAA did not significantly alter the overall time to first postmarket safety action for novel therapeutics. Earlier safety actions were observed within the first five years post-approval, ...

The detection of certain cardiac issues in a study of healthy volunteers led Aardvark to pause a Phase 3 trial only months before an expected data readout.

Generic drugs account for more than 90 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States. Recent studies have found concering variability in quality and safety America’s generic drug supply, most ...

Most of the oncology drugs that received the FDA’s accelerated approval from 2011 to 2020 had some kind of FDA postmarketing safety action, according to a research letter. Safety actions included ...

US Food and Drug Administration layoffs appear to be affecting programs that track drug safety. Fired workers from the Division of Drug Information, which conducts safety monitoring, say the DDI team ...

The evaluation of drug safety in clinical trials is a critical element of the drug development process, ensuring that therapeutic benefits outweigh potential harms. Clinical trials, particularly in ...

Inductive Bio, an AI drug discovery partner developing virtual chemistry labs, received an up to $21M award to lead a project to develop next-generation models of drug toxicity to advance safer ...

A drug’s therapeutic index is a ratio that doctors use when prescribing medications and determining dosage. It shows how much of a drug a person’s blood can contain before it becomes toxic. The ...

Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2019, Cellarity seeks to embrace biology’s complexity, as diseases are often not driven by a single target, but emerge from a cascade of cellular interactions that ...

The addition later this year of oral-fluid drug testing for marijuana, which typically detects use only for up to 72 hours after use, could allow truck drivers to use the drug and avoid detection, ...

Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications play vital roles in treating health conditions for older adults, helping ease symptoms and supporting overall well-being. To ensure the intended ...