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FDA Panel Unclear on Osteoporosis Drug Labels

WebMD Health  Fri, 09/09/2011 - 19:33

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Labels on bisphosphonates, a type of medication used to treat and prevent osteoporosis, should further clarify how long patients can take them, an FDA advisory panel voted today.


 

Antipsychotics in Pregnancy Risky for Newborns

WebMD Health  Tue, 02/22/2011 - 17:04

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The FDA has issued a safety announcement notifying health care professionals that it has updated the pregnancy section of drug labels for the entire class of antipsychotic medications.


 

Correction: FDA drug label story

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 11:01

WASHINGTON AP) (AP) -- In an Oct. 21 story about drug labels, The Associated Press erroneously described the Novartis drug Zometa.

Zometa was approved in 2001 to treat excessive calcium levels, not to treat a form of osteoporosis in cancer patients.

Also, the drug was approved only in a 4 milligram dose, not in both 4 milligram and 8 milligram doses. A corrected version of the story appears below....