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07/10/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

FDA now wants to eliminate side effect warnings from drug ads in latest collusion with Big Pharma

We’ve all seen those drug commercials on TV with pleasant-looking grandparents frolicking in a grassy field with an adorable puppy, living life to the fullest while an announcer talks about how Big Pharma’s latest poison is going to make your life every bit as joyful. Then comes the obligatory rushed reading of a list of […]

03/15/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Prescription drugs declared “one of the most significant perils to human health” by British medical journal

Prescription drug therapy has been a major contributor to the soaring rates of serious, disabling or fatal injuries, according to a 2011 study published in the British Journal of Medicine. Data from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices showed that anticoagulants dabigatran and warfarin were the most frequently identified medications that were reported to the FDA, […]

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