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| | Prescription Drugs | FDA Releases Revised Prescription Drug Inserts, Labels To Prevent Medication Errors - ... |
 | | Under the rule, package inserts must include a new highlights section that summarizes the most important information required to ensure patient safety. |
 | | The rule on package inserts was "widely applauded," but the liability provision "was quickly attacked by trial lawyers and members of Congress as another effort by the Bush administration to limit the public's ability to bring and win lawsuits," the |
 | | Jonathan Moss, a medical professor at the University of Chicago, said, "The streamlining of package inserts will be very useful." However, Sidney Wolfe, director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen, said, "Revisions released Wednesday will simplify and prioritize the labeling information that doctors receive. |
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