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CoMeD sues U.S. FDA to force mercury out of medicine
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 3rd, 2006
CoMeD is asking the court to compel the FDA to: comply with the law, follow existing regulations, and provide proof of the safety and efficacy of mercury in drugs.
This lawsuit was originally filed in August 2006 because the FDA had failed to answer the issues raised in a CoMeD citizen petition (FDA Docket: 2004P-0349), filed on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, by representatives from CoMeD.
Of concern is that mercury, which is second only to plutonium in toxicity, remains in at least 45...
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