As of 15 June 2010, the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Postmarketing Drug Safety Evaluation website was launched. The FDA posted postmarket safety evaluations for 26 drugs approved between September 2007 and January 2008 and is reviewing an additional 20 or...
Although drugs are usually targeted to be selective for a single protein, it is recognized that other proteins may also be affected, a phenomenon called polypharmacology. While off-target interactions can cause potentially harmful side-effects, in some cases, an...
