The FDA still hasn’t restructured its staff to better monitor drug safety, more than three years after experts recommended key changes in the wake of the Vioxx scandal

Drug interactions are dangerous and potentially fatal. Consumers have to be extremely careful to match medications and to choose their diet appropriately as well to avoid potential complications.

A Philadelphia jury returned a $28 million punitive damages verdict Monday against two drugmakers over the drugmakers’ hormone-replacement therapy drugs that the jury found caused a plaintiff’s breast cancer

Personal injury lawsuit filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical Corporation for severe and lasting injuries caused by Bayer’s prescription drug Yaz

The FDA on Tuesday warned consumers not to take popular heartburn medications Nexium or Prilosec if they use Plavix

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work

Federal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by Genzyme, the second time this year the biotechnology company has been cited for contamination issues

In an attempt to reduce the 1.5 million preventable serious health problems and even deaths caused by misuse of medication, the FDA is trying to identify the most serious threats and find ways to avoid them

Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and birth defects

Federal officials who approve new drugs review an enormous amount of data about their effectiveness and harmful side effects, but critical information often fails to reach the doctors who prescribe them.