Black box warnings can influence whether or not clinicians decide to prescribe a drug. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even ...

Not every medicine carries the same level of risk. Some drugs can trigger reactions that are severe or even life-threatening. When that possibility exists, the manufacturer is required to place a ...

Black box warnings, or boxed warnings, are serious warnings that come from the FDA. They are meant to alert people about drug effects that may be dangerous. Specific drugs may carry a boxed warning, ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more so when it’s suddenly being taken off the packaging. Black box warnings – or as the FDA officially ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) C. Michael White, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) A “black box” warning ...