Its time to look at the faces of lives lost… In the early 1990s, faced with protests by AIDS activists about the glacier-like approval of potential life saving drugs, the Clinton administration changed the FDA drug approval process. They allowed pharmaceutical companies to “fast … [Read more...] about Safety For Sale…It Is Time To Demand Accountability From the FDA, and BIG PHARMA
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Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will begin hearing the case of Wyeth v. Levine, which centers on the question of whether FDA approval of a drug warning label pre-empts product safety suits brought in state courts, the Wall Street Journal reports (Mundy/Wang, Wall Street Journal, … [Read more...] about Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine
FDA’s Label Rule Criticized As Youth Suicides Increase
Experts Suggest Link Between Warnings and Startling New Trend Suicide rates for preteens and teenagers increased sharply when the Food and Drug Administration slapped a "black box" warning on anti-depressants and doctors started writing fewer prescriptions for young people, … [Read more...] about FDA’s Label Rule Criticized As Youth Suicides Increase