FDA Increases Warning on Mifepristone; Drug Still Considered ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that Mifepristoneâs label will be changed to acknowledge that there are risks associated with any abortion, and that physicians prescribing the drug should instruct their patients to contact
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Nov. 16, 2004 -- The FDA has strengthened warning labels for the controversial abortion pill Mifeprex, better known as RU-486, following an August report of a 22-year-old woman who died after taking the drug.
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DECEMBER 24, 2004 -- The FDA&#39;s recent warnings about drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve have left some people on edge, but one area doctor says one of those drugs is still safe.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry "black box" warnings that they "increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior" in children who take them.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration "within a few days" will decide on a stronger warning for antidepressants, a top official told Congress.    The agency is likely to follow recommendations of federal advisers who want black boxes, the most strident warnings, to highlight links between the drugs and increased suicidal thoughts and actions of children...
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TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials insisted Tuesday that medical evidence, and not political pressure from conservative groups, prompted their decision Monday to order the most stringent safety labeling for RU-486, the abortion pill.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.
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Dec. 19--Pfizer, the world&#39;s biggest drug maker, and the rest of the pharmaceutical sector will come under renewed pressure this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors to consider
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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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The risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher for women using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, according to a warning on the product's label disclosed Wednesday.
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FDA could make a decision within days on whether to adopt an advisory panel&#39;s recommendations to include a black box warning about the increased risk of suicidal tendencies that antidepressants pose for children, and any labeling changes could be
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The recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen warnings on labels for mifepristone, more widely know as RU-486, appears sound.
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Washington, Dec 16 : One-fifth of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists surveyed as part of an official review have said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite their reservations about its safety, effectiveness
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WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers considering more stringent warning labels for antidpressants linked to suicidal thoughts among children told the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday that they may consider more than just a label change.    One member of the panel asked the drug agency whether they could require that those prescribing the drugs undergo training to better recognize warning signs...
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WASHINGTON - All antidepressants must carry a "black box" warning, the government's strongest safety alert, linking the drugs to increased suicidal thoughts and behavior among children and teens taking them, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.    Because the warnings are primarily seen by doctors, the agency also is creating an information guide for patients to advise them of the risk...
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NEW YORK  - When taken within five days  after unprotected sex, mifepristone works as well for emergency  contraception as the approved drug levonorgestrel, UK  researchers report.
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Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking