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FDA Behind The Curve In Monitoring Safety of Approved Drugs

Over the past decade or so, there have been at least 20 prescription drugs removed from the market, including several cases of high-profile blockbuster drugs that were found to be harmful only after millions of patients had taken them. Vioxx,...
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Toxic Drugs, Toxic System: Sociologist Predicts Drug Disasters, Says Prescription Drug Harm Growing, Drug Testing, Approval And Marketing Flaws

Health : Medical News Today (5 years ago)

Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters, says prescription drug harm growing, drug testing, approval and marketing flaws Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved drugs su... Read Post

Effects of Statins: Good and Bad News

Health : Health Goes Strong (11 hours ago)

Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are among the most widely prescribed prescription drugs in the country, beloved by many cardiologists for their abilities to improve patients' lipid profiles and, in theory anyway, reduce th... Read Post

The safety of approved drugs needs to be closely watched

Industries / Medical : Kevin MD Medical Weblog (2 years ago)

Over the past decade or so, there have been at least 20 prescription drugs removed from the market, including several cases of high-profile blockbuster drugs that were found to be harmful only after millions of patients had taken th... Read Post


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