Drug Safety List: Good Idea, Weak Start

To address concerns about the safety of prescription drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now posts a list of drugs being investigated for safety problems. The goal is to keep doctors and patients better informed. The first list includes 20 drugs and the potential problem for each. But it says nothing about how widespread the problems might be or if patients should stop taking a drug. The Associated Press wrote about the new list on September 5.