Posts tagged drug safety

• Safety Testing Challenge - Drugs During Pregnancy

  Michael Monheit | November 26, 2010 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  There is a real challenge when it comes to the ethics of testing the side effects of drugs that are taken during pregnancy. On the one hand, it is necessary to know the side effects and whether it...

• Propecia Causing Permanent Sexual Side Effects

  Michael Monheit | September 12, 2011 6:15 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In June 2011 the FDA issued a safety community that the generic drug finasteride, marketed as Propecia, is linked to an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer. Propecia is a drug that is...