The "Ethics" of Vioxx by Michael Monheit, Esquire of Monheit Law, PC
November 28, 2004 05:33

There is an inherrent conflict in the FDA's role in Vioxx's approval and monitoringgoogle_ad_client = "pub-5012235937609631";google_ad_width = 160;google_ad_height = 600;google_ad_format = "160x600_as";google_ad_channel ="4711498459";google_color_border = "6699CC";google_color_bg... (Read Article)

Listen to former FDA commissioner talk about the FDA's problems with the arthritis drug Vioxx and the process by which drugs are approved.

NPR's Scott Simon

In the wake of Vioxx's recall, more bad drugs may be identified.Crestor was approved by the FDA in August 2003. Since then, AstraZeneca battled Public Citizen, a U.S. consumer group that alleges the drug has a dangerous rate of kidney-related and muscle-damage... (Read Article)

Public Citizen's Health Research Group in Washington has a web site, WorstPills.Org where consumers can read about pills without any hype from the pharmaceutical manufactuers. In the wake of Vioxx, Baycol, Resulin and other bad drugs, this is important. Consumers... (Read Article)