More harmful drugs may be on the market
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After writing about hundreds of individual and class-action lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of consumers who developed cancer, suffered heart attacks or other medical problems from hormone replacement therapy drugs and Vioxx, an FDA employee now
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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The market might overlook the drug maker's promising programs.
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Millions regularly buy prescription drugs in spite of risk they could be sold fakes, research shows
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Drug stocks took another hit Friday, a day after a veteran Food and Drug Administration researcher said that five drugs currently on the market needed closer scrutiny for possible safety risks.
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Concern over the recently publicized risks of drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex has left doctors and patients with difficult choices.
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Over the last decade, the use of prescription drugs has exploded in Canada. Spending on such drugs has doubled and more Canadians are popping pills than ever before in an effort to treat everything from serious
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying these medications also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too.
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Reports of side effects, including heart attacks, have tripled since an analysis revealed that the popular diabetes drug may increase the risk of heart problems.
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The cardiovascular risk boogeyman is everywhere. First it struck Merck&#39;s (NYSE: MRK) Vioxx. Then Pfizer&#39;s (NYSE: PFE) Celebrex.
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Greater numbers of seriously ill patients could get experimental medicines under proposed federal guidelines released yesterday that would allow drug companies to charge for the medicines.
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Authorities and pet owners are beginning to raise serious questions about the safety and effectiveness of animal medicines, mirroring worries over human drugs like the painkiller Vioxx.
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Differences in the brain may increase the chances a person will take drugs, scientists say.
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The United States needs a better system to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market, and it should be independent of the Food and Drug Administration and the drug industry, medical
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Now might be a great time to load up on cutting-edge drug makers.
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A major new study out Monday found that a cholesterol-lowering drug pulled from the US market in 2001 had a substantially higher risk of a serious side effect than three top-selling competitors.