Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market. / Michelle Meadows.
by Meadows, Michelle; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 2Health. Publisher: Public Domain, 2002ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): United States. Food and Drug Administration | Drug interactions | Drugs -- Labeling | Drugs -- Side effects | Drugs -- Testing | Product recall | User chargesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "When it comes to any drug, 'safe' means that the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks for the population the drug is intended to treat and for its intended use. 'Safe does not mean harmless...Every drug comes with risks, and our tolerance for risk is higher for drugs that treat serious and life-threatening illnesses. There is no question that cancer drugs can be highly toxic. But they also save lives.' " (FDA CONSUMER) This author discusses the evaluation process used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine how "safe" a drug is and also analyzes how medications may be withdrawn from the market when adverse effects are found.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
Originally Published: Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market, Jan./Feb. 2002; pp. 11-17.
"When it comes to any drug, 'safe' means that the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks for the population the drug is intended to treat and for its intended use. 'Safe does not mean harmless...Every drug comes with risks, and our tolerance for risk is higher for drugs that treat serious and life-threatening illnesses. There is no question that cancer drugs can be highly toxic. But they also save lives.' " (FDA CONSUMER) This author discusses the evaluation process used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine how "safe" a drug is and also analyzes how medications may be withdrawn from the market when adverse effects are found.
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