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Group sues FDA for stronger warnings
AP/Yahoo News, January 4, 2008
The consumer group Public Citizen has sued the Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency is ignoring calls for stronger warnings that Cipro and similar antibiotics may cause serious tendon injuries. Public Citizen wants warnings for the antibiotics upgraded to the FDA's most severe type, and for patients to get pamphlets with every bottle that describe the risk.
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