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The regulation of dietary supplements in the U.S., including the differences between supplements and prescription drugs, and the role of the FDA and FTC.
Dietary supplements in the U.S. are regulated as a category of food under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) rather than as drugs, which means they generally enter the market with...
Celebrity endorsements for prescription erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs have happened and produced high-profile moments — most famously Pfizer hiring Bob Dole to raise awareness about sildenafil (Viag...
are a mixed bag: independent testing and certification correlate with higher likelihood that a product contains what its label claims, while multiple studies and independent lab reports have found wid...
In the past five years the clearest, documentable FDA public action specifically tied to weight‑loss supplements in the provided reporting is the agency’s 2023 warning that products labeled as tejocot...