New Measures Aim to Improve Drug Safety
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WASHINGTON Nov 5, 2004 - Buffeted by criticism, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would appoint a director of drug safety and take other steps to improve the safety of medications.
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European drug regulators are conducting a safety review of four arthritis drugs amid reports that they could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
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A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be. One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if
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The bill is expected to give federal drug regulators significantly more money and power to ensure the safety of the nationâs drug supply.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration would gain authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed yesterday by the House.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gained broad new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill President Bush signed into law.
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A veteran scientist at the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday he will present new, unpublished findings about heart risk associated with a number of pain drugs at a meeting to assess whether they are safe enough for patients.
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Drug safety measures pending in the House of Representatives may burden regulators without protecting patients from dangerous medicines, a senior Food and Drug Administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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Medicines watchdogs are reviewing safety data for an entire class of drugs taken by millions of patients with arthritis and severe pain after the worldwide withdrawal of Merck&#39;s Vioxx last week.
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New guidelines are issued to doctors on the use of some anti-depressants, amid growing concern about their safety.
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With yet more already-marketed medicines raising the ire of consumer advocates and regulators alike, momentum is building for reform of the governmentâs drug approval and monitoring procedures.
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The world's biggest drug makers unveiled  plans on Thursday to publish more data about clinical trials of  their medicines in a bid to reassure patients about their  safety.
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The US regulator to beef up monitoring of drug safety after criticism over a painkiller linked to heart disease.
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A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.
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Responding to continuing criticism about its warning policies, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will strengthen its system for reviewing the safety of drugs already on the market.
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China said this week that it would introduce an array of production standards to improve safety and guard against the use of illegal veterinary drugs in its seafood.
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The U.S. 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.