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In 2009, the manufacturer of Zicam voluntarily recalled nasal products using zinc in the drug after consumers claimed they lost their ability to smell. (Getty)

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Overhaul of rules for homeopathic drugs wanted

August 21, 2015 8:44 pm

A tablet of flibanserin sits on a brochure for Sprout Pharmaceuticals.Â Valeant Pharmaceuticals will acquire Sprout Pharmaceuticals for about $1 billion.Â (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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Female libido drug maker to be sold

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August 20, 2015 12:14 pm

Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead holds a bottle for the female sex-drive drug Addyi. After two rejections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval Tuesday for the drug as a treatment for hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a first for women. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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Female libido drug won’t be marketed on TV

Robert King -

August 19, 2015 3:11 pm

Women with reduced sexual desire would benefit from a libido-enhancing drug, the FDA wrote, but then stressed that benefits must outweigh side effects before it will approve flibanserin. (AP Photo)Â

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FDA approves female ‘Viagra’

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August 18, 2015 11:17 pm

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FDA to rule on female ‘Viagra’

Robert King -

August 18, 2015 4:01 am

Federal regulators have approved a kid-sized version of popular painkiller OxyContin. (AP Photo)

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FDA approves painkiller OxyContin for kids

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August 14, 2015 2:43 pm

A cardiologist shows a heart valve that's used in a minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

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Group questions fast-track approval of medical devices

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August 13, 2015 2:43 pm

Kardashian is paid by the drug company Duchesnay to be a celebrity spokeswoman for the drug Diclegis. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Healthcare

FDA keeps up with the Kardashians

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August 11, 2015 7:14 pm

Amarin wants to give doctors materials such as clinical trial results and a medical journal article on an unapproved use associated with Vascepa involving certain patients with potential heart problems.Â (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Healthcare

Drug company scores First Amendment victory

Robert King -

August 11, 2015 4:01 am

Healthcare

Feds vulnerable to cyber attacks: House lawmakers

Robert King -

August 6, 2015 9:40 pm

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Tag: FDA

Overhaul of rules for homeopathic drugs wanted

Female libido drug maker to be sold

Female libido drug won’t be marketed on TV

FDA approves female ‘Viagra’

FDA to rule on female ‘Viagra’

FDA approves painkiller OxyContin for kids

Group questions fast-track approval of medical devices

FDA keeps up with the Kardashians

Drug company scores First Amendment victory

Feds vulnerable to cyber attacks: House lawmakers

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