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  2. Regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food ...

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    The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C), is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics.

  3. Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994

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    Under the act, supplements are regulated by the FDA for Good Manufacturing Practices under 21 CFR Part 111. [2] The act was intended to exempt the dietary and herbal supplement industry from most FDA drug regulations, allowing them to be sold and marketed without scientific backing for their health and medical claims. [3]

  4. Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations - Wikipedia

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    Title 21 is the portion of the Code of Federal Regulations that governs food and drugs within the United States for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). [1] It is divided into three chapters: Chapter I — Food and Drug Administration

  5. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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    While rainbow diet pills were banned in the US in the late 1960s, they reappeared in South America and Europe in the 1980s. [38] In 1959, phentermine had been FDA approved and fenfluramine in 1973. In the early 1990s two studies found that a combination of the drugs was more effective than either on its own; fen-phen became popular in the ...

  6. Are Diabetes Drugs Really Safe (& Reliable) for Weight Loss?

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    Mounjaro is FDA-approved as a diabetes drug but is also prescribed off-label for weight loss, while Zepbound is FDA-approved for weight loss. Tirzepatide is a dual-action injection known as a GIP ...

  7. FDA to Review Arena's Diet Drug, Alkermes' Painkiller ... - AOL

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is going to have a busy day. Two advisory panels will meet to discuss two different drugs on Thursday: Arena Pharmaceuticals' (ARNA) obesity treatment ...

  8. Food and Drug Administration - Wikipedia

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    The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, caffeine products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines ...

  9. Which foods are considered 'healthy?' FDA issues new label ...

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    The Food and Drug Administration's new rules on "healthy" food labels are voluntary and are scheduled to take effect at the end of ... Chronic diseases related to diet, like type 2 diabetes, heart ...