When a new contraceptive implant came on the market over a decade ago,
it was considered a breakthrough for women who did not want to have more
children, a sterilization procedure that could be done in a doctor’s
office in just 10 minutes. Now, 13 years later, thousands of women who
claim they were seriously injured by the implant are urging the Food and
Drug Administration to take the device off the market and to warn the
public about its complications.
Tag: Drug Administration
FDA Issues Caution on Use of Uterine Surgery Device That Can Spread Cancer
A power device used during uterine surgery in at least 50,000 women a year in the United States risks spreading cancerous tissue and should no longer be used in “the vast majority” of women, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.
FDA Warns Against Procedure to Remove Uterine Fibroids; Says it Could Spread Hidden Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday took the rare step of urging doctors to stop performing a surgical procedure used on tens of thousands of women each year to remove uterine growths, saying the practice risks spreading hidden cancers within a woman’s body.
Opinions: Exemptions From The ‘Contraception Mandate’ Threaten Religious Liberty
Can my employer make me pay the cost of practicing his religion? In the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide two cases involving just this issue. The cases are about the Affordable Care Act’s “contraception mandate” — the law’s requirement that employer health plans cover Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptives without out-of-pocket expense, including co-payments, co-insurance or deductibles.
The Battle Over Female Viagra Ensues
“Hopefully, 2014 will be the year of the woman,” says Irwin Goldstein, hardly masking his frustration by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent rejection of a treatment for female sexual dysfunction.
F.D.A. Approves a Drug for Hot Flashes
The first nonhormonal drug to treat hot flashes won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, offering a new alternative to menopausal women.
With FDA Approval, Fight Ends Over Morning-After Pill
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step for use without a prescription or age restrictions, effectively ending more than a decade of legal and regulatory wrangling over the controversial morning-after pill.
Drug Agency Lowers Age for Next Day Birth Control
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it would make the most widely known morning-after pill available without a prescription to girls and women ages 15 and older, and also make the pill available on drugstore shelves, instead of keeping it locked up behind pharmacy counters.
Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available Without Prescription
A federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after birth control pill available to people of any age without a prescription.
FDA Warns Sexual Enhancement Supplements Contain Hidden Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers Thursday that several supplements advertised as sexual enhancements contain hidden drugs.