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What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients A “black box” warning on a health product is a tool for alerting pharmacists and clinicians that the medication may have serious risks, which they must communicate to consumers. Black box warnings are required by law and appear on product package inserts, […]
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Are the medications you take safe?
Are the medications you take safe? A Harvard University physician-researcher, Jerry Avorn, argues that the FDA’s approval process for prescription drugs needs to be strengthened. The Accelerated Approval Program, introduced in the 1990s, has allowed over half of new drugs onto the market without rigorous proof of effectiveness. Avorn cites numerous examples of ineffective or […]
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