Medical News: Put Comparative Info on Drug Labels, Researchers Say - in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today

By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today - If a new prescription drug has not been proven more effective than similar medications, the label should make that clear, a group of researchers asserted in the New England Journal of Medicine. This comparative effectiveness data is just as important as information regarding the risks and benefits of a drug or device, according to Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, of Stanford University, and colleagues. An FDA requirement for label information would allow patients, physicians, and insurers to better judge whether a drug is simply a "me-too" product or a real advance, they wrote in an online perspective article. Read More Link to Full New England Journal of Medicine Article