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Article: Drug side-effects prompt tougher code.(International)
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- Adverse Event Reporting News
- Article date:
- May 20, 2008
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Pharmaceutical companies must do more to encourage identification of side effects of their medicines in the U.K., under a new industry code of practice published May 8, "The Financial Times" reported.
New promotional information on drugs produced by British companies from November must explicitly and "prominently" state that "adverse events should be reported" and provide details of the Web site to contact with concerns.
The move follows growing concern from medicine regulators about the voluntary nature of reports alerting them to side effects from licensed drugs, which can slow the detection of health risks and delay withdrawal of dangerous products.