FDA Targets Companies Marketing Cough Supressants With Often-abused Hydrocodone (Science Daily)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to take enforcement action against companies marketing unapproved prescription drug products containing hydrocodone, a narcotic widely used to treat pain and suppress coughs. The action does not affect other hydrocodone formulations, which have FDA approval. Hydrocodone is one of the strongest medications available to treat pain ...

New FDA scrutiny for old drugs (CNN Money)
In the shadow of behemoths such as Pfizer, hundreds of small companies make thousands of long-established drugs that the majors no longer bother with. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is stepping up a campaign to put these medications through its costly new-drug approval process. And that could place the little guys in peril. Deborah Autor, director of the FDA's office of compliance, ...

FDA Experts Urge Ban on Cold Medicines for Young Children (MedicineNet.com)
Title: FDA Experts Urge Ban on Cold Medicines for Young Children Category: Health News Created: 9/30/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/1/2007