FDA Reviewer Says 5 Drugs Need Closer Scrutiny
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A US Food and Drug Administration reviewer who has accused the agency of being lax in monitoring drug safety on Thursday said five medicines on the market need closer scrutiny.
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A top Republican lawmaker raised concerns about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability to monitor drug safety following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of its arthritis drug last week, according to a letter made public on Tuesday.
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Washington, Dec 16 : One-fifth of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists surveyed as part of an official review have said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite their reservations about its safety, effectiveness
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U.S. lawmakers criticized the Food and Drug Administration's monitoring of the risks of a Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic and some other prescription drugs on Tuesday.
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A SENIOR regulator whose investigation into Vioxx prompted Merck to pull the painkiller from pharmacy shelves raised doubts yesterday over the safety of five other big-selling medicines.
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The FDA will review its new cholesterol drug.
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A top Food and Drug Administration official said on Thursday she disagrees with an agency scientist's warning that five drugs on the market have significant safety risks.
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Calls for changing the way the government monitors drug safety erupted Friday, as consumer advocates and worried patients zeroed in on testimony that five federally approved medicines posed significant health risks.
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A veteran Food and Drug Administration safety officer said yesterday at a Senate hearing on the abrupt recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx that five other widely used drugs should either be
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Doctors have been taking calls from anxious patients ever since a Senate hearing on Vioxx last week at which an FDA scientist expressed concerns about the safety of five other drugs on the market.
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The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration needs more staff, funding and power over the   drug industry to better police the safety of medicines after   they reach the market, an Institute of Medicine panel said on   Friday.
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More than 35 Enquirer readers have called or e-mailed comments about the five drugs that were criticized Thursday by an expert with the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Medicines watchdogs are reviewing safety data for an entire class of drugs taken by millions of patients with arthritis and severe pain after the worldwide withdrawal of Merck&#39;s Vioxx last week.
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An internal survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists conducted by the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General revealed safety concerns about the FDAâs approval process and monitoring of marketed drugs, according to a press
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Veteran Food and Drug Administration safety officer tells a Senate hearing on the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx that five other widely used drugs should  either be withdrawn or sharply restricted.
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The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not reflect the views of the agency.
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Common children's cold and cough medicines are coming under scrutiny from federal drug regulators, who say the remedies and their recommended doses have not been studied enough in children