FDA Reconsidering Drug Safety Reporting Methods

home   >   blogdigger

Probably the weakest link in the conventional health care paradigm that's pushed many people to consider alternative treatments, especially over the past year: The FDA's means of monitoring drug safety, with the saga of controversial anti-inflammatories Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra still fresh on the minds of many patients and legislators. Acknowledging flaws in its Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), the FDA begins a two-day hearing this morning to discuss improvements. Although top officials ... (more)  

- link to FDA Reconsidering Drug Safety Reporting Methods -
Last update: 05/26/2005

Recommended Reading

    Natural Alternatives To Vioxx, Celebrex & Other Anti-inflammatory Prescription Drugs
    COX-2 Inhibitors Are 'Safer Aspirins,' Not 'Superaspirins'.(Brief Article) : An article from: Family Practice News
    Celebrex - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
    Celebrex - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
    Toxic epidermal necrolysis due to administration of celecoxib (Celebrex). : An article from: Southern Medical Journal
    Toxic epidermal necrolysis due to administration of celecoxib (Celebrex). (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor) : An article from: Southern Medical Journal
    Natural Alternatives To Vioxx, Celebrex & Other Anti-inflammatory Prescription Drugs
    COX-2 Inhibitors Are 'Safer Aspirins,' Not 'Superaspirins'.(Brief Article) : An article from: Family Practice News