Another reason to take charge of your health and healthcare: FDA approval still leaves many unknowns

It is critical to understand the risks, benefits, alternatives and UNKNOWNS of all your medical decisions.  Many new medications have a lot of unknowns regarding their efficacy and safety, and those unknowns must be considered when deciding to prescribe them.  If your doctor doesn’t have time to discuss the full thinking behind a decision to use a new medication and allow you to share in that decision, we can help.

Drug safety issues often arise after FDA approval, a new study finds Does it mean drugs should undergo more rigorous pre-approval testing? Not necessarily, one expert says CBSNEWS.COM