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Food and Drug Administration

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  1. An agency of the United States federal government that approves or disapproves new drugs and substances that can be consumed.


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Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for several insecticides known to be effective against screwworm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

With data now officially published, Revolution Medicines will use these findings to seek formal approval from the Food and Drug Administration and other global regulatory bodies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The request comes just months after the Food and Drug Administration cleared Hugo for urologic procedures.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

No PD-1xVEGF bispecifics have been approved in the U.S. yet, though Summit is expecting a Food and Drug Administration decision on the ivonescimab-combo in a specific type of squamous non-small cell lung cancer in November.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Sam Waksal dumped his ImClone stock when he got early word of a damaging report from the Food and Drug Administration; his friend Martha Stewart also dumped her shares, then lied about the reason.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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