http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/labrats/archive/2008/08/03/predicting-drug-disasters.aspxOne of the most stringent drug regulatory authorities in the world, the US Food and Drug Administration, comes under flak for having fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested and marketed. This time it’s no patients’ advocacy group but a sociologistenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/labrats/archive/2008/08/03/predicting-drug-disasters.aspx#3065Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:48:20 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:3065WELMAXIDEX WARNING I had eye surgery and in the post-op pack was MAXIDEX(dexamethasone) drops by ALCON LABS. Two days later I was BLIND Use Google and enter EPOCRATES MAXIDEX REACTION to verify<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3065" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/labrats/archive/2008/08/03/predicting-drug-disasters.aspx#1500Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:33:28 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:1500ManuwantThat&#39;s scary. with so much data coming out of genome studies, we are still nowhere specific, side-effects-free drugs<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1500" width="1" height="1">