FDA Alerts

COVID-19
COVID-19
12/11/2020
The first at-home COVID-19 collection kit has been approved for adults aged 18 years or older. Find out more about the kit here.
12/11/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
12/11/2020
The US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has voted 17 to 4 in favor of recommending the authorization the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2).
12/11/2020
Treatment
Treatment
12/01/2020
The panel released criteria for the emergency use of bamlanivimab in certain populations but has not indicated FDA approval of the treatment.
12/01/2020
Influenza
Influenza
11/24/2020
The FDA has expanded the indication of a previously approved influenza treatment to include post-exposure prophylaxis.
11/24/2020
Lice infestation
Lice infestation
10/28/2020
A prescription is no longer needed to obtain the topical lotion for treating head lice. This comes in response to the millions of cases of head lice reported annually by the Centers for Disease Control and...
10/28/2020
COVID-19
COVID-19
10/23/2020
The FDA has approved the first option for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years or older with COVID-19 who require hospitalization.
10/23/2020
pregnancy
pregnancy
10/19/2020
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs put the fetus at risk for rare but serious kidney complications.
10/19/2020
pregnancy
pregnancy
10/19/2020
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs put the fetus at risk for rare but serious kidney complications.
10/19/2020
pregnancy
pregnancy
10/19/2020
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs put the fetus at risk for rare but serious kidney complications.
10/19/2020
ebola
ebola
10/15/2020
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of inmazeb, a combination of monoclonal antibodies, for use as the first treatment for Ebola virus infection.
10/15/2020