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"Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being teste read more »
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Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said the Bush administration supports legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration explicit a read more »
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the drug Nexium in children aged 1 to 11 who have acid reflux disease.

FDA said Thursday it a read more »
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There’s an alarming chance that I could develop depression in my lifetime (women have a 10 to 25 percent risk and men a 5 to 12 percent risk), and no read more »
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The Food and Drug Administration said a proposed postsurgery muscle drug made by Schering-Plough Corp. appears to be safe for use in adult patients, read more »
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A federal panel backed a proposed Amgen Inc. drug to treat a rare blood-platelet illness, and sales restrictions would be included out of concern tha read more »
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The substance wouldn't have occurred naturally in the heparin from China, the agency says, suggesting a counterfeit drug could be involved. read more »
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc said on Wednesday that US regulators classified its move to inform physicians about an increase in the rate of inflammatory mass cases in patients receiving drugs through the company's implantable infusion pumps as ... read more »
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On April 11, 2008 the FDA added to its web site one page that gives short definitions for some important terms used in the realm of prescription drug safety, and another page that is intended to assist one when researching medication safety issues. read more »
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In an April 28, 2008 MedWatch Safety Alert about Digitek (digoxin tablets), the FDA informed doctors and patients that this prescription medication is the subject of a nationwide Class I recall. read more »
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The facts surrounding the late April 2008 recall of Digitek (digoxin) pills that may have twice the active ingredient is becoming less clear as we learn more in the days following the FDA recall. read more »
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Heart Medication Sold By Mylan Was Made In Actavis Plant That Received FDA Letter About Manufacturing Problems Over A Year Ago read more »
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On May 8, 2008 Public Citizen's Health Research Group (HRG) sent its "Petition to the FDA to Ban Ortho-Evra" to Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach. In this 11-page letter, Sidney Wolfe, M.D., the Director of HRG, discusses the increased risk of blood clots and serious side effects associated wi read more »
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North Carolina Board Of Pharmacy Has Posted A Copy Of The Bertek Digitek Drug Recall Notice On Its Web Site read more »
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On May 14, 2008 a House of Representative's Committee will convene a hearing to explore the legal doctrine of federal preemption in the context of product liabilitliability lawsuits involving FDA-approved drugs and medical devices. read more »
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