Food And Drug Administration-Overuse Of Antibiotics-Federal Court-Court Filings

FDA urged to rethink on antibiotics in animal feed

(Reuters) - A federal judge asked the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to reexamine its decision to reject citizen calls to restrict the use of antibiotics in animal feed, court filings showed. The latest ruling is the second such setback for the FDA over concerns that overuse of antibiotics in animal feed is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant "superbugs". In March, a federal court ordered the FDA to begin proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed unless makers of the drugs can produce evidence that their use is safe. ... read more..

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Food And Drug Administration-Cholesterol Lowering Drugs-Health Regulators-Heart Disease

FDA adds diabetes, memory loss warnings to statins

(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators will add warnings to the labels of widely used cholesterol lowering drugs, such as Lipitor, to indicate that they may raise levels of blood sugar and could cause memory loss. The Food And Drug Administration announced the changes to the safety information on the labels of Statins such as Pfizer Inc's Lipitor, AstraZeneca's Crestor and Merck & Co's Zocor. Statins have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of heart attack and Heart Disease, and the FDA said the new information should not scare people into stopping taking the drugs. ... read more..

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