Tag: FDA


  • FDA’s New Labeling: No More Black Box Warnings for Menopause Hormone Therapy

    FDA’s New Labeling: No More Black Box Warnings for Menopause Hormone Therapy

    Overview: A Shift in How Menopause Hormone Therapy Is Labeled The FDA has announced a major update to the labeling of menopause hormone therapies, removing the long-standing black box warnings about potential risks such as breast cancer, heart disease, and dementia. The change aims to provide clearer, more balanced information to patients and clinicians, emphasizing…

  • FDA Moves to Remove Black Box Warnings From Menopause Hormone Therapies

    FDA Moves to Remove Black Box Warnings From Menopause Hormone Therapies

    FDA Announces Removal of Black Box Warnings From Menopause Hormone Therapies The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to remove the black box warnings associated with menopause hormone therapies. These warnings, once highlighted as the most serious safety information on medication labels, detailed potential risks related to breast cancer, heart disease, and…

  • FDA Softens Stance on Menopause Hormone Therapies: What Changed and Why

    FDA Softens Stance on Menopause Hormone Therapies: What Changed and Why

    What the FDA decision means for menopause treatment The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a pivotal update to the labeling of menopause hormone therapies (HRT). Historic labels carried a black box warning about several serious health risks, including breast cancer, heart disease, and dementia. The FDA’s new approach no longer uses that singular,…

  • Cops on Ketamine: Unregulated Mental Health Treatments for First Responders

    Cops on Ketamine: Unregulated Mental Health Treatments for First Responders

    Ketamine and the push to help first responders When mental health crises collide with high-stress public service, innovative treatments often move faster than policy and regulation. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy—combining a dissociative drug with guided talk therapy—has emerged as a potential option for police officers, firefighters, and military personnel who carry heavy trauma loads. In rural western…

  • Medicine Security in the Philippines: A Public-Private Push to Strengthen Local Pharma and Cut Import Dependence

    Medicine Security in the Philippines: A Public-Private Push to Strengthen Local Pharma and Cut Import Dependence

    Overview: A turning point for Philippine medicine security The Philippines is intensifying its focus on medicine security as a matter of public health and national resilience. In a high-profile public forum organized by the Philippine Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries (PCPI), key lawmakers, regulators, and industry leaders outlined concrete reforms and partnerships designed to reduce import…

  • Medicine Security in the Philippines: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships

    Medicine Security in the Philippines: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships

    Overview: A National Push for Medicine Security The Philippines is taking concrete steps to strengthen its medicine security in the post-pandemic era. A recent public forum organized by the Philippine Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries (PCPI) focused on how targeted reforms and robust public-private partnerships can bolster domestic pharmaceutical capacity and reduce heavy reliance on imports.…

  • Philippines strengthens medicine security through bold public-private partnerships

    Philippines strengthens medicine security through bold public-private partnerships

    Public-Private Partnership as the Core of Philippines’ Medicine Security The Philippines is stepping up its strategy to safeguard medicine access in the post-pandemic era. Stakeholders across government and industry gathered under the banner of the Philippine Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries (PCPI) to discuss concrete measures aimed at strengthening domestic pharmaceutical capacity and reducing import dependence.…

  • BarMM MSMEs Get Market Knowledge Boost Through EU-Unido Program

    BarMM MSMEs Get Market Knowledge Boost Through EU-Unido Program

    EU–UNIDO Drive to Open Halal Markets for BARMM MSMEs A European Union-funded business development initiative is accelerating market access for micro- and small to medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The goal is to unlock halal industry opportunities and widen access to both local and international markets, supporting the…

  • MSMEs in Bangsamoro gain market access through EU-UNIDO program

    MSMEs in Bangsamoro gain market access through EU-UNIDO program

    Bangsamoro MSMEs eye bigger markets with EU-backed support The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is advancing its micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through a European Union-funded development project aimed at expanding halal industry opportunities and broader market access. The EU-supported program, implemented through UNIDO’s Inclusive Agribusiness Development for Human Security (BAEP), seeks…

  • BARMM, UNIDO Chart a Halal Certification and Food Safety Roadmap

    BARMM, UNIDO Chart a Halal Certification and Food Safety Roadmap

    Overview: BARMM, UNIDO Forge a Halal Certification and Food Safety Path In Davao City, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) joined forces with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to chart a practical roadmap for halal certification and food safety. The forum…