2007 has been a year of high-profile drug safety warnings. Check out this report for a look at the 10 biggest drugs with new, FDA-issued warnings or withdrawals this year. The drugs are ranked by 2006 worldwide sales.
1. Antidepressants - Various companies [1]
2. Epogen/Aranesp - Amgen [2]
3. Zyprexa - Eli Lilly [3]
4. Avandia - GSK [4]
5. Actos - Takeda [5]
6. Provigil - Cephalon [6]
7. Zelnorm - Novartis [7]
8. Byetta - Amylin [8]
9. Xolair - Genentech [9]
10. Fentora - Cephalon [10]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/antidepressants-top-10-warnings-and-recalls-2007
[2] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/2-epogen-aranesp-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[3] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/3-zyprexa-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[4] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/4-avandia-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[5] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/5-actos-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[6] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/6-provigil-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[7] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/7-zelnorm-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[8] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/8-byetta-top-10-drug-warnings-and-recalls
[9] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/9-xolair-top-10-warnings-and-recalls
[10] http://www.fiercepharma.com/special-reports/10-fentora-top-10-warnings-and-recalls