Chief medical officer calls for review after statins and Tamiflu storm
Sally Davies writes to Royal Academy of Science in wake of negative press and public concern regarding the drugsThe chief medical officer, Sally Davies, has requested an expert review to shore up public confidence about the safety and effectiveness of medicines, in the wake of controversy around statins and Tamiflu.Davies wrote to ask the Royal Academy of Science if it would undertake the work. “I am very concerned about the lack of resolution of the statins and side-effects issues in both the medical and general press,” she said. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Health Society The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) Medical research Statins NHS UK news Source Type: news
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