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Watch CNBC's full interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his meeting with CEOs of major pharmaceutical and biotech ...

FDA Chief Says He Wants Gene Therapy Head Prasad to Return

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he’s trying to persuade Vinay Prasad, the agency’s former head ...

FDA chief says NIH ‘brewed up a virus that killed 20 million people’

Commissioner Marty Makary again promoted a conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, ...

FDA commissioner predicts ‘record’ drug approvals this year

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the FDA’s review process will not slow down despite layoffs at the Department of Health ...

FDA's Makary wants to increase drug access, reduce 'addictive' foods

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary spoke with Yahoo Finance about solving the food crisis, obesity crisis, and restoring trust in ...
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Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug

Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial ...
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After Prasad’s Ouster, Makary Looks for Better Drug, Biologic Alignment at FDA

The FDA has denied that it plans to combine the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation ...

FDA looking to make vapes less addictive as agency head claims 85% of those sold are ‘illegal’

“First of all, 85 percent of vaping products sold at your local vape shop are illegal,” he told Rob Schmitt Tonight. “These ...
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FDA mandates major safety updates to opioid pain medication labels

In a significant move aimed at combating the ongoing opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...
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FDA cracking down on 7-OH to avoid epidemic: Commissioner

7-OH, formally known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine, is banned in China; however, Makary found that in the Biden administration, the ...

FDA calls for illicit drug scheduling of high-dose kratom plant extract 7-OH

The Trump administration is recommending that a compound called 7-OH be scheduled as an illicit drug, Food and Drug ...