Browsing: drug trials

The FDA is pushing to get men into breast cancer trials. Instead, let’s get women, children, ethnic groups and elders into trials dominated by men.

Many new drugs that are used in children were never actually tested on them or approved for them prior to…

In trials for new drugs, adverse events are inevitable. When it comes to drugs that treat cancer, those potential harms…

In order for a drug to be approved by the FDA, a pharmaceutical company must demonstrate that the drug is…

The FDA is reminding both patients and doctors that the cancer drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is not approved for use in…

The FDA’s March approval of Noctiva (desmopressin) is an example of the agency approving a drug where the risks outweigh…

Many drugs are approved that aren’t all that effective in the “real world.” Why is the FDA approving drugs that…

The FDA has approved a new biologic treatment for psoriasis even though there were reported cases of completed suicides in…

A new FDA report touts the diversity of participants in clinical trials for new drugs. Do the statistics show women…

This is part 2 of a 2-part investigation by Padma Nagappan for MedShadow Foundation. The first part is available on…