Scientists, Officials Spar Over Drug Warning

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As doctors tried to calm worried patients across the United States, researchers and government officials sparred Friday over a top scientist's warning that five widely used prescription drugs should be withdrawn or restricted.

Food and Drug Administration officials defended their agency and said they would not begin a new review of the drugs, while others praised safety officer David J. Graham for focusing attention on alleged safety problems.

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Scientists, Officials Spar Over Drug Warning

"These medicines should be intensely scrutinized," said University of Maryland epidemiologist Paul Stolley. He called on the FDA to begin a comprehensive safety review of the five drugs Graham targeted, along with other previously ...

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