It's truly wonderful the way that drugs companies can reinvent their products, even those that are discredited. The most creative example of this reincarnation (or perhaps we should call it 'lateral thinking') is the morning sickness pill...
The decision last Friday by the FDA, America's drug regulator, to allow the COX-2 painkiller Vioxx back on the shelves after it had been voluntarily withdrawn by the manufacturer will surprise some. It is even more surprising after hearing the...
Here's an update for readers who read last week's bulletin item about the FDA's unexpected decision to allow the discredited COX-2 drug Vioxx back on the market after the manufacturer had voluntarily withdrawn it.