Fun With Progenitorivox (May Have Side Effects)

Via A Tiny Revolution, a catchy song and clever little video from Consumers Union about pharmaceutical safety (really!). But seriously, folks:

First we learn that Vioxx increases the risk of heart attacks. Now, we learn that Merck may have had research, as early as 2000, that uncovered these problems, but didn’t make it known to the public. It is time to end this secrecy. Lives depend on it.

Legislators have just introduced a bill--The Fair Access to Clinical Trials Act (FACT Act)--to require drug companies to make public all the results of their clinical trials so we’ll know about potentially harmful side effects.