EU Chief Calls for Closer Focus on Drug Safety

Europe must do more to ensure the safety of medicines following recent product scandals, European Commission Vice President Guenter Verheugen said on Friday. He told a meeting of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) that new monitoring mechanisms -- some of which will be introduced this year -- were needed to track adverse side effects of medicines after launch.

Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7878717)