A Reminder That No Drug Is Risk-Free
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An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration found that the benefits of popular painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra outweighed their heart disease risks, and that the drugs should not be prohibited but instead prescribed with caution.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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Panel Backs Drug Amid Conflict Concerns
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The Food and Drug Administration decided to approve Bristol-Myers Squibb's diabetes drug Pargluva and Sanofi-Aventis' and Pfizer's diabetes drug Exubera in spite of public concerns about conflicts of interests.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
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