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Two Court Rulings Reject Pfizer-FDA Preemption Claim in Zoloft "failure to warn" cases
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Two-thirds foster care children in Mass on psych drugs_Globe /Psychiatry: Soviet Experience–American Fallacy
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FDA Regulators Accused of Trying to Quash Testimony About Cardiac Risks of Painkillers – NYT
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2000 Study by Merck Showed Vioxx Risk: Results Not Given to FDA – Star Ledger
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