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Gov't OKs First Racially Targeted Drug

Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:58:00 PM
By KEVIN FREKING

WASHINGTON (AP) - The heart failure drug BiDil was approved Thursday by government regulators for use by blacks. It will be the first medication marketed for a specific racial group.

The Food and Drug Administration called the approval a step toward "the promise of personalized medicine."

But some medical experts say there could be a downside to approving medicine for specific races of people.


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