Drug Safety
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Supreme Court to Decide if Big Pharma Can be Sued as Drug Dealers
Drug makers are pushing the Tennessee Supreme Court to block a move by state prosecutors…
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Drug Used To Fight Ebola Being Tested To Cure COVID-19
More than 3,500 COVID-19 related deaths have now been reported in the United States. That…
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Mississippi Hospitals File Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors, Retailers
A group of 11 Mississippi hospitals have filed a civil suit in the Circuit Court…
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White House Pressures FDA on Unproven Japanese Drug
The Trump administration is encouraging regulators to allow a decades-old flu drug to be administered…
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Lupus Patients Face Medication Shortage as Drug is Used For Coronavirus
The FDA has given emergency approval for doctors to use anti-malaria drugs to treat the…
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$7.5M in Payouts To Former Jail Detainees Denied Prescription Drugs
Cook County is set to pay $7.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused…
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Meth Replaces Opioids As Key Drug Problem in Many Areas
Because of threats from methamphetamine users, home deliveries from the food bank in Louisa, Ky.,…
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FDA Issues Emergency Authorization of Anti-Malaria Drug for Coronavirus Care
The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and…
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FDA Warns Against Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
Consumers should beware of buying or using products that sellers claim will help diagnose, treat,…
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Mayo Clinic Warns Drug Claimed to be COVID-19 cure Will “Claim Lives”
Concerned that the sudden interest in their use for coronavirus could cause fatal heart arrhythmias…
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