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April 5th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Drugs And Government Issues

If you missed Wednesday’s post about Prescription for Change, the Consumers Union petition to the FDA to make it easier for consumers to report side effects of medications, I highly recommend checking it out.
In other drug news, the AstraZeneca Patient Assistance Programs now have a total of three “AZ & Me” prescription assistance programs (particularly […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 5 comments

March 5th, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills: Let The FDA Help You

Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Part Two
Carrying on with the Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills series, let’s talk about drug advertisements and the FDA. Specifically, what drug advertisements are and are not required to tell us.

Since 1962, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or, the FDA) has regulated prescription drug advertising under the […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment