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FDA panel votes against black box for epilepsy meds

July 14, 2008 — 12:02pm ET | By Anne Zieger

For long time now, it's looked like the FDA was gearing up toward putting a black-box warning on epilepsy drugs, since it was discovered that they can potentially increase the risk of suicidal... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Hospitals working to avoid needless ED care; FDA may soon require epilepsy drug labeling; and much more...

June 12, 2008 — 6:59am ET

> Hoping to avoid further bad debt, hospitals are setting systems in place to avoid providing non-emergency ED care. Read more...

Studies show problems with four big-name drugs

April 29, 2008 — 6:59am ET

It looks like yet another set of popular drugs are facing allegations that they pose safety risks. Drugs named this week in unfavorable studies include Fosamax, which may create heart problems for... Read more...