FDA looks to pull pre-term pregnancy drug Makena

The Food and Drug Administration wants to withdraw Makena, a drug that claims to reduce the risk of pre-term births. The FDA says the drug doesn’t work — but the pharmaceutical company that produces it says the FDA’s study didn’t include enough Black women, who are at a higher risk for preterm birth.

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