The FDA has a designation for drug reactions it considers especially worrisome: BOXED WARNING. Do prescribers warn patients? Not always!
Cimetidine (Tagamet) helps get rid of a wart on the sole of the foot. Why would a heartburn remedy become a last hope for recalcitrant warts?
Dr. Marty Makary just “resigned” from the FDA…or was he pushed out? Is this the end of transparency? Will drug ads continue to flourish?