The number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, continue to increase in the United States—both in number and in location (real-time map). At the same time, the number...more
Pharmacogenetics, although in its infancy, has the potential to help predict how individual patients will respond to a given drug. Pharmacogenetics (or pharmacogenomics) is the study of "how genes affect a person's response...more
Recently, a New York-based dietary supplement manufacturer (and its subsidiaries) issued a nationwide recall of all lots of dietary supplement products manufactured and sold between January 2013-November 2019. Because the...more
2/12/2020
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The legal definitions of a drug and a medical device set forth in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act have some important overlapping provisions. Because of the overlapping provisions, theoretically the U.S. Food and Drug...more
12/20/2019
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With its recent issuance of additional warning letters and the release of a consumer update, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be signaling that it will continue its deliberate approach in determining an...more
11/27/2019
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Dietary supplements are big business. Three out of four Americans take a dietary supplement, and the rate rises to four out of five among older Americans. Dietary supplements are a $40 billion dollar industry, with between...more