Drugs

Boston area company Viken Detection is providing Customs and Border Protection under-vehicle scanners at dozens of points of entry along the U.S. southern border.

FDA fast tracks opioid reversing nasal spray, Narcan, for over-the-counter approval, hoping to combat the fentanyl crisis with this life saving medication.

The Food and Drug Administration relies on preliminary data to make the decision, but asks companies to conduct follow-up studies to confirm that the drug works.

Long lines have formed outside of Portland, Oregon's Shroom House, as patrons wait to buy psilocybin. Recreational psychedelic mushroom sales are still illegal, however.

Walmart is the latest company to announce a settlement with local governments over allegations of improperly filling prescriptions for powerful painkillers

CVS Health has announced a $5 billion deal that, if approved, would make it the first major pharmacy chain to reach a nationwide settlement of opioid lawsuits.

The FDA-recalled quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets were shipped to customers nationwide in May 2021. No related adverse reactions have been reported.

Amylyx says doctors will be able to prescribe Relyvrio immediately. The drugmaker anticipates prescriptions will be filled and shipped from specialty pharmacies within the next four to six weeks.

A study found that Biogen's Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced cognitive and functional decline by 27% compared to a placebo over an 18-month period.

Biogen is accused of causing submissions of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid by paying physicians kickbacks to prescribe its multiple sclerosis drugs Avonex, Tysabri and Tecfidera.

PharmaTech's previous co-owner, Raidel Figueroa, has been sentenced to over three years for lying to the FDA and allowing contaminated medicine to go to pediatric hospitals.

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella announced that the state reached a $40.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid claims on Thursday.

Thousands of Zantac users have filed cases against companies including Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline, Haleon and Pfizer accusing them of failing to properly warn users of the recalled heartburn drugs' health risks.

The cost of insulin is difficult to cap but Democrats are attempting to lower the price through their social spending bill set to raise $739 billion in tax revenues.

West Virginia reached a $400 million settlement on Monday with opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corp.

Biogen's second quarter expectations were soundly exceeded. Biogen was able to do this by slashing spending on the controversial drug Aduhelm.

A federal judge ruled on Monday that three major U.S. drug distributors are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia.

Electronic cigarette manufacturer JUUL has asked a federal appeals court to step in and block a ban on their products issued by the Food and Drug Administration.