Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too

October 21st, 2008 By LINDSEY TANNER , AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs that treat several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go on the market, the first major study of its kind found.

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