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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 recommendation for kratom byproduct 7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH).
FDA recommends concentrated Kratom be scheduled as illicit substance
The Trump administration is recommending that a compound called 7-OH be scheduled as an illicit drug, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary announced Tuesday. The compound ...
Watch: RFK Jr., health officials outline response to synthetic opioid derived from kratom
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary briefed reporters Tuesday ...
FDA weighs warning labels on antidepressants for pregnant people despite safety consensus
The Food and Drug Administration is considering adding warning labels to antidepressants for people who are pregnant, despite ...
'They’re targeting kids': RFK Jr drops truth bomb on opioid epidemic, unveils bold new measures
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., along with Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and ...
FDA Head Marty Makary on Food Dyes, Ultra-Processed Foods and the MAHA Agenda
The Food and Drug Administration commissioner reveals what health officials are prioritizing in a forthcoming report on ...
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How the FDA can score quick wins on transparency
Improving how the FDA disseminates already-public information about approved drugs may be unsexy, but it would be a big step ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra processed foods, dietary guidelines, and expedited drug and ...