FDA alerts have mixed record, U. of C. study finds

Public sometimes responds unpredictably or late to warnings

Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15, 2012

By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune

"For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued alerts to the medical profession and the public about the dangers of medications on the market.

Now, a review led by a University of Chicago professor of the effectiveness of the alerts has found they have a mixed and unpredictable record." (read more)