An FDA OK That Hurts
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EPIX Pharmaceuticals gets a qualified "yes" from the FDA, sending its stock tumbling.
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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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By Katherine Griffiths in New York and Stephen Foley in London. The United States&#39; Food and Drug Administration used to be a regulator so trusted that when it waved through the introduction of genetically modified
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The White House says the Food and Drug administration is doing a &quot;spectacular&quot; job. Really? The FDA didn&#39;t respond to warning signs that block-buster painkillers like Celebrex and Vioxx increased the risk of heart attacks.
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The US Food and Drug Administration today announced a five-step program to bolster drug safety evaluations. The news comes after controversy over the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx and risks to children on antidepressants.
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration is doing an adequate
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Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite
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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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Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon talks with a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David Kessler, about the FDA&#39;s complications with the arthritis drug Vioxx and other drugs, and the process by which drugs are approved.
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Congress is alarmed at the FDA's inability to safeguard food imports. But should we really worry about E.Coli as much as al-Qaeda?
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Proposed legislation could spell changes across the pharmaceutical world.
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A Food and Drug Administration official warned Congress yesterday that the FDA would be unable to prevent another episode like the Vioxx case, in which the popular arthritis
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing an adequate job overseeing drug safety, and whether the agency needs major reforms.
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The problems with Vioxx, taken off the market last week, raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process. Observers say longer clinical trials should be required.
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New reports suggest another drug company moved too slowly to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s ability to protect the public.
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The Food and Drug Administration is responding to the widespread criticism of the government's handling of drug safety problems.
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When the Food and Drug Administration raised concerns last week about the pain reliever Celebrex, Walgreen&#39;s pharmacist Gary Vachon recommended that people turn to naproxen, sold over the counter as Aleve.