The United States is currently experiencing an outbreak of shigellosis caused by a strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria that is resistant to ciprofl... More »
SILVER SPRING, MD.– Two components of the trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines used during the current season should be replaced for the 20... More »
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the antibacterial drug ceftazidime- avibactam (Avycaz) on Feb. 25 for complicated intra-abdominal infect... More »
The estimated 453,000 infections and 29,300 deaths caused by Clostridium difficile in the United States in 2011 underline the importance of appropriat... More »
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A novel treatment for invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis gained the support of a Food and Drug Administration adv... More »
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone (Geodon) may be associated with a rare but potentially fatal skin reaction.
The agency issued <a...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved new labeling for the opioid analgesic Embeda to include information about the drug’s abuse-preventive properties, the agency announced Oct. 17.
The...