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Monday, February 25, 2008

FDA warnings loud but ineffective with docs: experts

CNN Money: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A flood of drug safety warnings from the Food and Drug Administration may have physicians and patients suffocating from information saturation. Experts say there are too many red flags for them to pay attention.
'It seems that almost weekly we're getting a safety missive,' said Les Funtleyder, an analyst who covers the pharmaceutical industry for trading firm Miller Tabak. 'We're almost getting safety fatigue.'"

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