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Article: Consumer Reports Poll: Most Say TV Drug Ads Should Include Info on How to Report Side Effects
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 2, 2008
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Most Americans Dont Know They Can Report Bad Reactions to FDA
Safety Program
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new
Consumer Reportspoll shows that one in six Americans who have ever
taken a prescription drug experienced a side effect serious enough
to send them to the doctor or hospital, but the majority of
consumers dont know they can report these side effects to the FDA,
which is responsible for tracking drug safety problems.
To help make the public aware of the FDAs reporting program for
drug side ...