Consumer Group Sues to Ban Serzone
Monday March 22, 2004
A consumer advocacy group sued the United States government last week, asking it to remove the antidepressant Serzone from the market. Serzone can cause liver failure and it is linked to some 20 deaths.
The consumer group Public Citizen wants the drug banned because it is impossible to predict which patients are at risk for liver failure. The FDA maintains that liver failure is a rare risk; and that this risk is adequately managed by warning patients. In 2002, the FDA added a "black box" warning to Serzone’s label.
Read more details in this AP article on MSNBC.com
The consumer group Public Citizen wants the drug banned because it is impossible to predict which patients are at risk for liver failure. The FDA maintains that liver failure is a rare risk; and that this risk is adequately managed by warning patients. In 2002, the FDA added a "black box" warning to Serzone’s label.
Read more details in this AP article on MSNBC.com