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Adverse Drug Events
Consumer Group: Drug industry volunteer reporting plan falls short
January 25th, 2005
A global pharmaceutical industry plan to "voluntarily disclose" information about clinical drug trials falls far short of ensuring the safety of prescription drugs on the market, because drug companies still will not be legally required to make public the potentially negative results of their studies or the possible harmful side effects. "Trusting drug companies to publicize negative information is a bitter pill for consumers to swallow," said Rob Schneider, director of Consumers Union's Prescription for Change campaign, an effort to improve prescription drug safety and pricing. "If drug companies do not have a legal requirement to place important...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2005-01-25)
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