UK drug firms deny safety doubts
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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 government health watchdog says some NHS Trusts are not reporting superbug outbreaks.
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New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the US federal Food and Drug Administration to protect Americans from such risks.
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Importing cheaper prescription drugs should not come at the expense of safety, said a U.S. government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the problems of ensuring the medicines are equivalent to those in the United States.
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New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.
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New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drugâs risks to the liver.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not reflect the views of the agency.
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Patients are being put at risk because of the secrecy of drug companies which refuse to publish the results of clinical trials, it was claimed today.
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The public shouldn&#39;t have to wonder if the medicines they take are going to cure them or kill them. Recent suspicions that a number of painkillers carry potential health risks suggests the agency responsible
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The pharmaceutical industry made a commitment Thursday to publish more data about clinical drug trials, amid growing questions about the safety of many leading companies' medicines.
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A top Food and Drug Administration official said on Thursday she disagrees with an agency scientist&#39;s warning that five drugs on the market have significant safety risks.
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More evidence suggests UK health advisors ignored warnings which could have prevented haemophilia patients being given contaminated blood.
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Two US regulators defended the Food and Drug Administration's handling of the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, disputing the contention of heart researcher Dr. Eric Topol that the agency could have forced Merck &amp; Co. to do more safety testing.
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&quot;We were wrong about Vioxx, but you can trust us on all those other meds,&quot; the FDA seems to be saying. If you enjoy this article, you may also be interested in an article entitled &#39;The FDA remains in state of denial about drug safety questions.
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WASHINGTON - About two-thirds of Food and Drug Administration scientists are less than fully confident in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now being sold, according to an FDA internal survey.
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying these medications also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Confirming their worst fears, public health officials said that none of the flu vaccines made at a plant in England were safe to use.