FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug …
Jan 10, 2023 · New medicines need not be tested in animals to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, according to legislation signed by President Joe Biden in late December 2022. The change—long sought by animal welfare organizations—could signal a major shift away from animal use after more than 80 years of drug safety regulation.
Trump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and Obamacare
Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s executive actions Monday didn't affect former President Joe Biden’s bigger health care initiatives, such as a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap on prescription drugs.
Trump Order Didn’t Reverse All of Biden’s Measures to Lower Drug …
Jan 28, 2025 · President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden aimed at finding new models for lowering drug costs.
Senate confirms Biden’s FDA pick despite political divisions - NBC News
Feb 15, 2022 · The Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, giving the FDA a permanent leader after more than a year.
Fact-checking Biden’s claim he cut drug prices for seniors
Mar 7, 2024 · President Joe Biden has been making his case for re-election to voters by telling them he is good for their pocketbooks, including at the pharmacy counter. During his , Biden said legislation...
In Biden administration’s final days, FDA advances proposal to
Dec 11, 2024 · In 2022, President Joe Biden’s FDA commissioner, Dr. Robert Califf, took it a step further and announced that the agency was developing a rule that would require tobacco companies to...
Biden to lower some drug costs through inflation penalties
Jun 26, 2024 · President Joe Biden has made lowering U.S. drug prices a key pillar of his health-care agenda and reelection platform for 2024. A provision of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act …
FDA Modernization Act 2.0 allows for alternatives to animal testing
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the FDA Modernization Act 2.0. The bill essentially refutes the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938, which mandated animal testing for every new drug development protocol.
With FDA decision looming, bipartisan group of lawmakers urge ... - CNN
Aug 5, 2024 · In a show of bipartisanship, 80 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have united in letters urging President Joe Biden and the US Food and Drug Administration to further consider...
President Biden Nominated a New FDA Head…Finally | TIME
Nov 15, 2021 · P resident Joe Biden nominated Dr. Robert Califf, a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to head the agency again. Biden’s nomination will now go to Congress, which...