Adverse drug reactions
Executive Summary
FDA Center for Durgs & Biologics Acting Director Paul Parkman, MD, noted at a Fed. 19 meeting of the Pharmaceutical Advertising Council that the agency received 60,000 adverse drug reaction reports in 1986. The figure is an increase of 62.5% over the 36,931 reports received in 1985 ("The Pink Sheet" Feb. 9, T&G-5).