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Novo Nordisk aware of deaths linked to compounded weight-loss drug copies
This was a result of significant investments to expand its manufacturing capacity and "ongoing communication" with the FDA, the company said at the time
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Safer eyedrops may require new FDA powers in US amid recalls & infections
When you buy eyedrops at a US store, you might assume you're getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that's passed muster with health regulators. But repeated recalls involving over-the-counter drops are drawing new attention to just how little US officials know about the conditions at some manufacturing plants on the other side of the world and the limited tools they have to intervene when there's a problem. The Food and Drug Administration is asking Congress for new powers, including the ability to mandate drug recalls and require eyedrop makers to undergo inspections before shipping products to the US. But experts say those capabilities will do little without more staff and resources for foreign inspections, which were a challenge even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced regulators to skip thousands of visits. The FDA is not getting its job done in terms of drug quality assurance inspections abroad, said David Ridley of Duke University and co-author of a recen
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FDA deal would relax rules on reporting medical device problems
The deal is part of a pact between the FDA and the $148-billion device industry
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