NEWS - FDA lists drugs under safety probes

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Pharmaceutical Business Review

9th September 2008

FDA lists drugs under safety probes

The FDA has announced its first quarterly report that lists certain

drugs that are being evaluated for potential safety issues. The drugs

have been identified based on a review of reports in FDA's Adverse

Event Reporting System.

The appearance of a drug on this list does not mean that the FDA has

concluded that the drug has the listed risk, or that FDA has

identified a causal relationship between the drug and the listed risk.

It is on the list only because the FDA has identified a potential

safety issue.

Biogen Idec and Elan's multiple-sclerosis treatment Tysabri, Purdue

Pharma's painkiller Oxycontin, Eli Lilly & Co's antidepressant

Cymbalta are some of the drugs included in the FDA's quarterly list

(January 2008 to March 2008).

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