New Drug Danger Revelations Point to Need for Reform, Critics Say
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With yet more already-marketed medicines raising the ire of consumer advocates and regulators alike, momentum is building for reform of the governmentâs drug approval and monitoring procedures.
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I recommend a couple of articles chronicling the unintended consequences of the war on drugs. One, by Ethan Nadelmann, is a global look at the damage done by prohibitionist policies. The other, by Radley Balko, is a look at a doctor convicted for prescribing opioids â and this case is in some ways more troubling [...].
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IT&#39;S HARD TO SEE how the country&#39;s drug safety agency will emerge unscathed from a string of failures -- nor should it. Devastating scandals, touching millions of lives, demand a tough appraisal of a fumbling agency that has lost its way.
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The public outcry over the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx is leading to closer government scrutiny of new drugs to identify and disclose late-developing safety problems.
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A new report reveals an alarming rise in fatal or debilitating prescription drug-related side effects and raises serious questions about basic medical safety practices.
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Local health care providers said the side effects of five widely used drugs, which came under scrutiny Thursday for their safety, were already known - and their benefits outweigh the risk.
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In a sharp change of direction, many medical authorities are questioning the safety of American drugs. In a challenge unthinkable even two months ago, Dr.
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A panel will consider whether a warning that the drugs may increase suicide risk should be expanded.
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Patients going under the knife face a significant risk of becoming the victim of a medical error involving medication, according to a report being released today.
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A Food and Drug Administration  reviewer who has criticized the agency for being lax in  monitoring drug safety said on Thursday five medicines on the  market need close scrutiny for possible side effects.
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Abuse of prescription drugs is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers, sedatives and other medicines potent enough to kill, a global watchdog warned Wednesday.
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CHICAGO A leading doctor says physicians and patients are obliged to keep a close watch on new prescription drugs for side effects.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would make organizational changes to improve internal communication about potential risks that emerge after a new drug reaches the market.
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The administration said legalizing imported prescription drugs would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.
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After two highly publicized incidents questioning the safety of some of the biggest selling prescription medicines, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it is moving to strengthen its safety monitoring efforts.
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The nation&#39;s system for ensuring that drugs are safe faces perhaps its biggest crisis in years, with the disclosures that federal regulators and drug giant Merck allowed Vioxx
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Now that a US Food and Drug Administration official has named five prescription drugs that may pose health dangers like Vioxx, medical professionals are taking sides as the debate is joined.