Specialized Drugs/Medications

Federal Trade Commission guidelines for advertising health-related products just got a big refresh—and they could be a rude awakening for marketers making overzealous claims about products such as supplements or health apps. The agency in…

A new campaign from the Ad Council and Meta Platforms Inc. is encouraging parents of teen and young-adult children to speak to them about the dangers of fentanyl. Drug…

The concentrated effort to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines as the Covid-19 pandemic began to rage across the world highlighted the importance of the supply chain and helped set a model for how lifesaving medicines will be…

Companies that sell sexual health products and medicines over the internet are shifting their marketing strategies to highlight the availability of mail-order emergency contraception, commonly known as morning-after pills. Some are also…

The Food and Drug Administration limited the use of the Covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson after reviewing the risk of life-threatening blood clots.The agency said Thursday that the J&J shot’s…

Biogen Inc. Chief Executive Michel Vounatsos will resign from the company as it slims down its workforce and cuts spending by $1 billion annually, and attempts to chart a new…

The Food and Drug Administration rejected two proposed new cancer drugs that were developed in China, underscoring a tougher U.S. regulatory stance toward such drugs.Hong Kong-based Hutchmed Ltd. said Monday…

The Covid-19 pill from Pfizer Inc. failed to prevent symptomatic infections in adults who had been exposed to the pandemic virus, a late-stage study found. Pfizer said Friday…

Moderna Inc. has asked U.S. health regulators to authorize the use of its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 5 years old.The company said Thursday that it had submitted the request after a study…

Vaccine makers Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. named company outsiders as chief financial officers as they look to deploy some of the cash they have generated during the Covid-19…