How the US drug safety system should be changed.

Brian L. Strom

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How the US drug safety system should be changed.

May 10, 2006

Strom BL. JAMA. 2006;295(17):2072-5.

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The author summarizes the current system of monitoring pharmaceutical safety in the United States, along with its limitations, and recommends an approach for improvement.

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