Posted by: admin on: July 22, 2011
Abbott Laboratories has withdrawn the obesity drug Sibutramine (Meridia) from the market in light of clinical trial data pointing to an increased risk for stroke and myocardial infarction, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. The agency asked Abbott Laboratories to pull the drug from the market after it evaluated data from a […]
Posted by: admin on: July 11, 2011
Dr. Charles Lee. Medical officer in the Office of Compliance at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Many healthcare providers are unaware that unapproved drugs exist and that they can pose a significant public health risk. Many of these products have been on the market for a significant […]