Drug watchdog 'must get tougher'
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The body assessing new drugs and therapies for the NHS should be rejecting more treatments, say economists.
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British medical regulators urged physicians on Monday to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said they should be clearly labeled with warnings about their use.
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Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - A U.S. Food and Drug  Administration reviewer who has accused the agency of being lax  in monitoring drug safety on Thursday said five medicines on  the market need closer scrutiny.
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Â· Inquiry slams mis-prescribing of drugsÂ· Doctors 'ignoring official guidelines'
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hen the Food and Drug Administration opens an advisory committee hearing tomorrow into the safety of antidepressants, several committee members will push for tougher warnings saying that
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People who sell drugs near schools or use children to help them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.
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How close are we to winning the war on drugs? It's hard to say, because the statistics on drug use are so murky. Now researchers are trying to fix that
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Arguing that the country&#39;s system for monitoring drug safety is haphazard and ineffectual, editors of a leading medical journal Monday called for a radical overhaul and suggested the creation of a new independent drug safety board.
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The nation's drugs laws are inadequate, media-motivated and should be replaced by a system that recognises the harm to health of subtances like alcohol and tobacco, a study recommended Thursday.
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Britain is to overhaul and open up its drug safety monitoring system, already viewed as one of the better schemes worldwide, in the wake of recent scandals over the side effects of some medicines. Patients will in future be able to view anonymous data on suspected adverse drug reactions on the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's (MHRA) Web site, Health Minister Lord Warner said Monday.
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Doctors' watchdog the General Medical Council must do more to protect patients, the latest Shipman Inquiry report says.
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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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Two years after the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx, a dysfunctional Food and Drug Administration still can't adequately track the safety of new drugs and respond quickly to problems, a panel of experts said Friday.
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Senior police officers are urging ministers to do more to cut the amount of illegal drugs smuggled into prisons.
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Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
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Drug users seeking help to quit their habit face a "postcode lottery" of care, a watchdog has said.