New FDA Warning Label for RU-486 Draws Fire
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Description: NPR&#39;s Joanne Silberner reports on the Federal Drug Administration&#39;s announcement of new warning language for labels on the drug Mifepristone, also known as RU-486.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration warned GlaxoSmithKline Plc  on Thursday over  misleading advertisements touting its hypertension drug called  Coreg.
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The maker of a controversial pill used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy - and linked to the death of a California teenager - is adding a new warning to the pill label indicating it can lead to serious bacterial infections.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or consume dietary supplements sold as &quot;Actra-Rx or Yilishen,&quot; which are being promoted for treating erectile dysfunction and enhancing male sexual performance.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned GlaxoSmithKline Plc  on Thursday over misleading advertisements touting its hypertension drug called Coreg.
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Pfizer is the latest drug maker to warn that a product already on the market may pose serious health risks. It took outrage from activists in September to get the Food and Drug Administration to require warning
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U.S. lawmakers criticized the Food  and Drug Administration's monitoring of the risks of the  antibiotic Ketek (Sanofi-Aventis) and some other prescription  drugs on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- A morning-after pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California girl last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
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The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered strengthened boxed labels for Pfizer&#39;s Bextra, warning of possible heart and blood clotting problems.
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Food and Drug Administration officials are pushing for a "black box" warning on GlaxoSmithKline Plc's hard-hit diabetes drug Avandia, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
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People on HIV drug Viracept are being warned over a possible contamination with cancer-causing chemicals.
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. added several new warnings to the label for its rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, according to a company letter released on Monday.
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US drug regulators are warning people not to buy or consume Actra-Rx or Yilishen, a Chinese product for improving men&#39;s sexual performance, because of potential risks.
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Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking
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U.S. drug safety regulators are coming under fire for their response to years of suspicions, confirmed last week, that arthritis drug Vioxx increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes.
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The warning label on the abortion drug is changing as the result of problems predicted by pro-life activists. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening the warning
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An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.