The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval for 18 new drug applications because the companies that made them have told the FDA that they are no longer selling these drugs. The companies also asked the FDA to withdraw their drug approvals and agreed not to have a hearing about it. This means that starting from May 9, 2025, selling these drugs without approval would be against the law. However, any remaining stock of these drugs can still be sold until they are all gone, expire, or otherwise become non-compliant.
Simple Explanation
The FDA is taking away the approval for 18 medicines because the companies that made them said they don't want to sell these medicines anymore and asked for this to happen. Starting from May 9, 2025, these medicines can't be sold unless it's leftover stock that's still safe to use.