LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Food and Drug Administration's approval process is one of the most stringent in the world, but now some experts are questioning newer drugs that go through a quicker review.

Each year, the FDA approves a wide range of medications that help shape the future of medicine in the U.S. These include novel drugs that offer new treatment options, as well as first generics and ...

The strength and credibility of the FDA relies on maintaining a clear line between evidence-based, scientific rigor and political priority setting.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will take steps to streamline the process to develop generic versions of complex biological drugs, the agency announced Wednesday. The changes are meant to ...

Although FDA Commissioner Marty Makary promised “an exciting treatment” for autism, what the agency delivered was a label ...

A commentary by FDA officials Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, and Martin Makary, MD, MPH, details the new system for drug approvals in the US. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, MPH, and his top deputy Vinay ...

The FDA has granted priority review status for pegcetacoplan (Empaveli) to treat two rare kidney diseases that can lead to kidney failure. Up until now, there hadn’t been any drugs approved ...