FDA to review safety of 5 popular drugs
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Dr. Steven Galson, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s Center for Drug Evaluation, announced Friday that the FDA will review five popular drugs whose safety is being questioned.
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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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British drug firms have defended the safety of two products which were deemed unsafe by an American expert. Dr David Graham listed five medicines which he said posed serious health risks during a US Senate hearing.
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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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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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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defended its approval of five prescription medications which a staffer dubbed unsafe, warning that they present possible risks so severe they should face tougher restrictions or be pulled off the market.
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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tells a Senate hearing on the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx that five other widely used drugs should  either be withdrawn or sharply restricted.
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A report to be released on Friday finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical trials, The New York Times reports.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would strengthen its safety and review process for pharmaceuticals already on the market to learn more about their possible side effects.
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European regulators are carrying out a safety review following fears that five arthritis drugs could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
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The drug is safe; hopefully that's all the FDA wanted to know.
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The Food and Drug Administration  will announce on Tuesday it will create an independent drug  safety oversight board as a new measure to strengthen the  safety of drugs already in the marketplace, an administration  official said.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing new questions about its ability to police the safety of medicines after they reach the market following concerns about a widely used diabetes drug.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defended its approval of five prescription medications which a staffer dubbed unsafe when he warned the drugs present possible risks so severe they should face tougher restrictions or be pulled off the market.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its intentions to conduct a major evaluation of its approach in dealing with safety concerns involving drugs, primarily those that are already marketed.
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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.
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The safety of common painkillers like ibuprofen is to be investigated, European regulators say.