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August 08, 2006
Label Fatigue
by Peter Pitts
The issue of more and ever more black box warnings, beyond any individual therapy or class, is whether the pendulum has swung too far -- and it seems as though that's a real possibility. It's crucial for FDA -- and for those who are irresponsibly calling for "100% safety" -- to realize that pronouncements made in the heat of political debate have serious and deliterious impact on not only the scientific debate, but also on the lives of real people outside the Beltway. Further, as labels become increasingly muddled with more and more warnings, fewer and fewer physicians and patients will pay them any heed. Label fatigue is a real threat to the public health.
Posted by Peter Pitts at August 8, 2006 10:55 AM
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