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FDA Commissioner Steps Down After Rocky Two-Month Tenure
Washington Post, September 24, 2005
Panel Backs Drug Amid Conflict Concerns
NYT, September 10, 2005
Merck Found Liable in Vioxx Case
Washington Post, August 20, 2005
F.D.A. Will Not Release Some Data on Heart Devices
NYT, August 6, 2005
FDA Issues Warning About Abortion Pill
San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2005
Drug Safety Panel Is Criticized, Efforts to Protect Consumers at Risk, Say Senator, FDA Official
Washington Post, June 8, 2005
Cholesterol Drug Crestor Poses Risks, Journal Says; Study Suggests Use Only as Last Resort
Washington Post, May 24, 2005
Lawmakers' Help for Drug Firm Tests Limits; FDA Calls Efforts For Bayer Illegal
Washington Post, April 30, 2005
Pharmaceutical roulette: Placing the right bet on pain meds
Miami Herald, April 26, 2005
F.D.A. Announces Strong Warnings for Painkillers
NYT, April 8, 2005
F.D.A. Report Criticizes Oversight of Medical Device Makers
NYT, April 1, 2005
Viagra linked to blindness risk
BBC News, April 1, 2005
FDA Approves New Drug for Hepatitis B
San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2005
After drug scare, no easy answers for depressed kids
LA Times, March 21, 2005
F.D.A. Seizes Millions of Pills From Pharmaceutical Plants
NYT, March 5, 2005
FDA Panel Weighs Fate of a Drug for Cancer
NYT, March 5, 2005
Crestor May Pose Risk of Muscle Damage
Washington Post, March 3, 2005
HARD SELL: How Marketing Drives the Pharmaceutical Industry, What FDA approval means, Agency weighs benefits, risks before drugs get to market
San Francisco Chronicle, March 3, 2005
FDA advisers warn: COX 2 inhibitors increase risk of heart attack and stroke
British Medical Journal, February 26, 2005
FDA's safety reform is greeted with scepticism
British Medical Journal, February 26, 2005
10 Voters on Panel Backing Pain Pills Had Industry Ties
NYT, February 25, 2005
F.D.A. Moves Toward More Openness With the Public
NYT, February 20, 2005
For Pain Management, Doctors Prescribe Caution
NYT, February 20, 2005
F.D.A. Is Advised to Let Pain Pills Stay on Market
NYT, February 19, 2005
FDA Panel Opens Door For Return Of Vioxx
Washington Post, February 19, 2005
Drugs Raise Risk of Suicide
Washington Post, February 18, 2005
Safety first
The Economist, February 17, 2005
FDA Scientist Questions Need for COX-2 Pain Drugs
Washington Post, February 17, 2005
F.D.A. to Create Advisory Board on Drug Safety
NYT, February 16, 2005
US to strengthen drug regulation
BBC News, February 15, 2005
Acting head of FDA nominated for top job, Bush appointment dismays agency's critics
San Francisco Chronicle, February 15, 2005
Senator charges FDA interceded for drug, Grassley says agency asked Canada not to ban Adderall XR
San Francisco Chronicle, February 11, 2005
More Evidence Shows Heart Risks of Arthritis Painkillers
Washington Post, January 18, 2005
Drug Industry Plans Release of More Data About Studies
NYT, January 7, 2005
Pharmaceutical industry offers greater transparency on drug trials
San Francisco Chronicle, January 6, 2005
Beltway battle sharpens over FDA and drug safety, White House defends agency, Kennedy seeks bipartisan reforms
San Francisco Chronicle, December 20, 2004
Medicine Fueled by Marketing Intensified Trouble for Pain Pills
NYT, December 19, 2004
FDA lax in drug safety, journal warns, Independent agency is sought to prevent conflicts of interest
San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2004
US drug safety checks 'slack'
BBC News, November 19, 2004