FDA Reprimands Snake Venom Seller For Pain Claims Amid Opioid Crisis
Executive Summary
Nutra Pharma’s Nyloxin claims to relieve cancer pain and potentially help treat opioid addiction, among others, mark its products as unapproved new drugs, FDA asserts in a warning letter that reflects its homeopathic enforcement approach proposed in late 2017. “Health fraud scams like these are inexcusable,” says FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
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