1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgbrilabuskeshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/brilabuskes/Dangerous Stem Cell Clinics Show What Can Happen Without Regulation, FDA Official Says While Addressing 'Right To Try' Law - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NY7Cj7Twvo"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/dangerous-stem-cell-clinics-show-what-can-happen-without-regulation-fda-official-says-while-addressing-right-to-try-law/">Dangerous Stem Cell Clinics Show What Can Happen Without Regulation, FDA Official Says While Addressing ‘Right To Try’ Law</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/dangerous-stem-cell-clinics-show-what-can-happen-without-regulation-fda-official-says-while-addressing-right-to-try-law/embed/#?secret=NY7Cj7Twvo" width="600" height="338" title="“Dangerous Stem Cell Clinics Show What Can Happen Without Regulation, FDA Official Says While Addressing ‘Right To Try’ Law” — KFF Health News" data-secret="NY7Cj7Twvo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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When asked about the agency's implementation of the "Right to Try" law -- which allows desperate patients access to drugs that haven't been approved by the FDA -- Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, pointed to stem cell clinics as an example of the sometimes fatal consequences of an unregulated industry. In other pharmaceutical news: blood pressure medication is recalled; a study finds that rapid release Tylenol is actually slower than others to dissolve; a watchdog agency reports that a Ginkgo biloba supplement had neither ingredient in it; and more.