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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Prescription Medications - http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Prescription.html
Resources on prescription drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Includes information about different drugs and partner organizations. |
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FDA Review - http://www.fdareview.org/
An extensive resource on the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices focusing on the Food and Drug Administration. Includes a history, an evaluation of policy, and a bibliography with many links. |
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Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link - http://www.april.org.uk/
Adverse drug reactions cannot be predicted. Reactions are often unrelated to the condition for which the medication was prescribed. Adverse reaction or withdrawal symptoms can resemble psychiatric illness. |
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The David Healy Affair - http://www.pharmapolitics.com/
David Healy is an expert in psychiatric medicine. His job offer was abruptly rescinded due to claims he made about Prozac causing suicidal behaviour in a small percentage of cases. Some say this was due to pressure from Prozac's manufacturer. Site contains the contested lecture, letters and a transcript of a documentary. |
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Making Medicines Safer - The Need for an Independent Drug Safety Board - http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/339/25/1851/
From the New England Journal of Medicine. "Currently, after a drug is approved for marketing, we rely on a voluntary reporting system based on the assumption that a drug is safe... It is remarkable that at a time when the technology for collecting and analyzing large amounts of data is readily available, an independent, comprehensive, and systematic program of post-marketing drug surveillance does not exist." |