FDA Takes Caution on Approving New Drugs

August 18, 2007 By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer FDA Takes Caution on Approving New Drugs (AP)

Graphic shows Food and Drug Administration drug approvals through July

(AP) -- Under growing scrutiny since the blockbuster painkiller Vioxx was pulled from the market, the Food and Drug Administration in recent months has rejected a slew of experimental drugs or delayed their approval and required more data.



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