Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final guidance “Homeopathic Drug Products,” which describes the agency’s approach toward prioritizing regulatory actions against ...

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to go after homeopathic remedies that are unsafe for consumers and offer unproven benefits in the treatment of serious illnesses, such as cancer and asthma, ...

Are the homeopathic drugs that you pick up to treat allergies and colds bogus? That question was hotly debated during a Food and Drug Administration public hearing Monday on whether to step up ...

Homeopathic drugs have an unusual status in the United States. On the one hand, they are incorporated into the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) within the definition of “drug,” which ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it was considering changing the way homeopathic products are regulated and asked for input on whether its current regulatory framework for ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday announced a new enforcement policy that will hold efficacy and safety claims for OTC homeopathic drugs to the same standard as other products making ...

This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. Thanks to a loophole in the Federal Food, Drug, and ...

A loophole could enable manufacturers of alternative medicines to sell their products without having to back them up, federal regulators charge. The Federal Trade Commission wants the Food and Drug ...

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