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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH
Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...
Health officials warn of dangerous substance available in stores across the nation
Health officials are attempting to get ahead of what could be another wave of addiction by issuing a scheduling ...
FDA pushes to restrict synthetic opioid derived from kratom leaf
The opioid-like substance is sold in gummies, tablets and drinkable shots, mainly in gas stations and convenience stores.
FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...
Kennedy Announces Plan to Restrict Some Kratom Products
Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly ...
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Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug
Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial ...
FDA recommends 7-OH compound found in vapes be controlled
The U.S. Food and Drug administration is recommending the scheduling of the 7-OH compound as a controlled substance because ...
FDA Warns Dangers of Drug “7-OH”
HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, announce new ...
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FDA Official Who Halted Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Resigns Amid Backlash Over Access To Duchenne Treatment
Vinay Prasad has stepped down as head of the FDA’s biologics division just two months into the job, following growing ...
Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis
Dangerous products are marketed as “kratom extract” or “enhanced kratom” and often disguised as candies, gummies and even ice ...
American Kratom Association Praises Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary for Bold Action to Recommend Scheduling of Dangerous 7-OH Products
Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary have shown exceptional leadership in confronting one of the most urgent public ...