FDA Criticized on Abortion Pill Safety
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WASHINGTON - The father of a teen who died after taking an abortion pill says new safety warnings added by the government aren&#39;t enough to protect women.
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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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A television commercial for Barr  Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Seasonale misleads consumers by  excluding risk information to make the birth control pill seem  safer, U.S. health regulators warned in a letter released on  Thursday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration, under fire for its alleged failure to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved, is now facing criticism over its lack of leadership during the Bush administration.
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The implication of an abortion pill in the death of an 18-year-old California woman will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of bacterial infection.
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The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that a strong new warning will be issued for the medical-abortion drug known as RU-486, citing the risk of &quot;rare but serious complications that may occur with any abortion.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is supposed to be a vigilant industry watchdog that prevents harmful products from reaching America&#39;s kitchen tables and medicine chests.
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Reports of three deaths and 600 cases of problems such as excessive bleeding and infections in women who took RU-486, the so-called abortion pill, have led to new, stronger warnings
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Portugal has warned that a floating Dutch abortion clinic will not be allowed to enter its waters. The clinic offers the abortion pill in international waters to women in countries where it is illegal or restricted.
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The editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) are calling for an end to the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s (FDA) role in post-market monitoring of the safety of drugs it approves.
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The drugs that control epilepsy may pose a risk to a fetus if a woman takes them while pregnant.
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Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that about contraceptive Depo-Provera that could affect sales by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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With new warnings on an abortion pill, the Food and Drug Administration has given conservative medical advice. Whatever factors may have gone into the change, the FDA must focus on science, not conservative politics.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer - results contrary to many previous findings.
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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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The government on Tuesday said a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father's plea.
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WASHINGTON The father of a teen who died after taking an abortion pill says safety warnings added by the government aren&#39;t enough.