The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the "morning-after" pill without a prescription for women aged 15 and over.

BBC: US morning-after pill approved for 15-year-olds

Some samples exceeded the "provisional total tolerable intake" (PTTI) set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a factor of 120.

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Cephalon, the maker of Nuvigil, tried twice to get the drug officially approved to treat jet lag by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal agency that regulates pharmaceutical companies.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Levitra, an orange pill compared to Viagra's blue, based on studies showing that men were on average five times more likely to achieve an erection suitable for intercourse when taking the pill compared with those given a dummy medicine.

BBC: Viagra pills

Rather, it is in line with a detailed investigation by the US Food and Drug and Administration (FDA).

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Indeed, the results are positive enough that one leading pain expert in the US argues the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should only license abuse resistant painkillers.

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The US food regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has just declared that transgenic AquAdvantage salmon have "no significant impact", which is usually the last step before the final approval.

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