FDA Deadlines May Impact Drug Safety

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 03/26/2008 - 16:02

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vioxx, Bextra, Rezulin, Baycol. Looking at drugs yanked off the market, Harvard researchers found a disturbing pattern: Medicines approved right on deadline by the Food and Drug Administration are more likely to cause safety problems later than those cleared with more time to spare....


 

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