Article: FDA WARNS IMBIBERS ABOUT PAINKILLER USE.(News)

Article: FDA gets tough on pain pills.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... widely used prescription pain pills on Thursday. The FDA's move was unusually ... respectively. The FDA said Pfizer should add ... Vioxx are in a class of pain pills known as Cox-2 inhibitors ... marketing information the FDA is demanding, patients ...

Article: Pain pills will carry stronger warnings As Bextra ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  April 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... she said. But stay tuned: The FDA asked painkiller makers to sift ... ll hear on these drugs," said FDA drug chief Dr. Steven Galson ... experts say consumers who use popular pain pills should heed the FDA's warnings but not worry too ...

Article: FDA makes slow decision on pain pills
Oakland Tribune;  January 2, 2007 ;     643 words ... ... harmful effects of over- the-counter pain pills. The FDA has proposed that sterner warnings ... side effects. For instance, the FDA said overdoses of acetaminophen can ... damage, even death. However, the FDA maintains that aspirin, ibuprofen ...

Article: FDA WANTS WARNING AGAINST MIXING ALCHOL, PAIN ...
The Columbian;  November 16, 1997 ;     466 words ... ... Michael Friedman, FDA’s acting commissioner ... to comment, and the FDA will consider the responses ... final decision. Some pain pills, including Tylenol ... said it would review the FDA’s proposal ... know that all brands of pain pills — even though ...

Article: FDA TO MANDATE ALCOHOL WARNINGS ON PAIN ...
The Virginian Pilot;  November 15, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... on their products, but the FDA's proposed label would require ... known as analgesics, the FDA proposes the same wording ... are hurt by mixing alcohol and pain pills each year, said Dr. David ... no immediate comment on the FDA proposal. But the Aspirin Foundation ...

Article: Popular pain pills' warnings targeted: ...
Charleston Gazette;  December 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... popular over-the-counter pain pills of their potentially serious ... liver damage, even death, the FDA said. For aspirin, ibuprofen ... case thousands each year. The FDA cautioned the risk is rare when ... similar label changes in 2002. An FDA official chalked it up to the ...

Article: FDA urges caution on pain pills
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 20, 2006 ;     433 words ... ... popular over-the-counter pain pills of their potentially serious ... liver damage, even death, the FDA said. For aspirin, ibuprofen ... case thousands each year. The FDA cautioned the risk is rare when ... similar label changes in 2002. An FDA official chalked it up to the ...