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phenylpropanolamine (DEXATRIM)


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ephedra [ma huang, chinese ephedra, epitonin]
  • We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because there is no evidence that it is effective and it causes heart attacks, strokes and seizures.
pseudoephedrine (ALLEGRA-D 12 HOUR ALLERGY AND CONGESTION, SUDAFED, SUDAFED 12 HOUR, SUDOGEST)
  • We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because it raises heart rate and blood pressure and causes heart attacks and strokes.

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When EMA and FDA Decisions Conflict: Differences in Patients or in Regulation?
December 2013
Are Americans more resistant to the risks and more likely to benefit from certain drugs than Europeans? Or is the European Medicines Agency (EMA) more resistant than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the drug industry’s desire to get approval for drugs with unique risks but without compensating benefits? This article discusses two recently FDA-approved diet drugs deemed too unsafe for Europeans.

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Statement Before the Institute of Medicine Committee Assessing the U.S. Drug Safety System (HRG Publication #1759)
Testimony on the adequacy and conclusions of FDA’s pre-approval review and ongoing post-approval reviews.

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