White House: Safe pills would cost consumers dearly
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Making imported drugs safe for US consumers would be so expensive that US consumers would see a price break of only about 1 percent, the Bush administration contends.
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It is impossible to ensure the safety of imported drugs purchased individually by American consumers, and even a federally run program of bulk importation would pose medical and economic risks
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Federal health officials cautioned Tuesday the tens of millions of Americans who take popular over-the-counter pain pills of their potentially serious side effects and released planned label changes intended to warn of the sometimes deadly risks.
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The Food and Drug Administration is now warning about heart risks related to the use of naproxen, a long-time popular pain killer sold over the counter, as well as a prescription-strength medication sold under various names.
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An American government task force concluded that importing cheaper drugs into the USA would eventually save consumers very little money because the safety measures would be too expensive.
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The pharmaceutical industry is expected to face pressure to curb rising prescription-drug costs no matter which candidate wins next week's U.S. presidential election.
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Washington -- The government should reassess its policy of allowing prescription drugs to be advertised directly to consumers, a prominent cardiologist urged Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to buy or use Actra-Rx or Yilishen because the supplements contain an ingredient that could lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to buy or use Actra-Rx or Yilishen because the supplements contain an ingredient that could lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.
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The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to buy or use nonprescription supplements known as Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain
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Drug safety measures pending in the House of Representatives may burden regulators without protecting patients from dangerous medicines, a senior Food and Drug Administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck &amp; Co.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is concerned that Illinois&#39; plan to help residents buy prescription medications from the United Kingdom may open the door to counterfeit drugs from other countries that have less-stringent drug safeguards.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration yesterday gained broad new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill signed by President Bush.
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WASHINGTON -- Dozens of poor and minority pregnant women were put at risk when they were given dummy pills instead of a drug believed to prevent outbreaks of genital herpes, consumer watchdogs charged Friday.
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The public should have reasonable expectations that medicines the Food and Drug Administration has approved for the market are, in fact, safe.