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FDA again bypasses advisers to remove black-box warnings from menopause treatments

The news follows the removal of black-box warnings from six menopause treatments in February, as patients across the US struggle with shortages of the patches.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 30, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC

The FDA did not convene an advisory committee and offered few details on the scientific basis for the decision in the press briefing.

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