What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or […]

[1/23/2024] FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) recently accepted a new submission into the Innovative Science and […]

Extended-release, long-acting (ER/LA) and immediate-release (IR) opioid analgesics, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine, are powerful pain-reducing medications that have both benefits as well as serious […]

FDA is aware of reports of very low, but measurable levels of the medicines on the flush list in surface waters such as rivers and streams, […]

If you cannot readily get to a drug take-back location, or if a pre-paid drug mail-back envelope is not available to you, and there are no […]

If you received specific disposal instructions from your healthcare provider (e.g., doctor, pharmacist) for your unused or expired medicine, you should follow those instructions to dispose […]

Medicine take-back options are the best ways to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription and nonprescription (for example, over-the-counter) medicines. Before disposing of prescription medicines, […]

Taking expired (out-of-date) drugs carries certain risks Out with the old! Be it the fresh start of a new year or a spring cleaning, consumers are […]