Word: pill
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Though you would permit use of condoms and gels, you oppose many forms of contraception, including the pill and IUDs. Doesn't that virtually guarantee more single mothers and children in day care...
...much as I enjoyed reading Layden's comments, I think that this is one time when we have to swallow that bitter pill known as hatred and support the bad guys, even though it's about as enjoyable as kissing a lizard...
When Halcion was first approved for sale in the U.S. in 1982, doctors thought they had found the perfect sleeping pill. Like its chemical cousins Librium and Valium, it was safer than barbiturates. As an added bonus, Halcion did not linger in the body the way most of its predecessors did, and therefore it did not leave people groggy the next day. Within a few years, the drug, produced by Upjohn of Kalamazoo, Mich., became the most prescribed sleeping pill in the world. In 1990 American pharmacists filled more than 7 million orders. Satisfied customers include Secretary of State James...
...Halcion is facing its most serious challenge yet. Last week the British Department of Health banned sales of the drug in Britain, citing new evidence that the pill "is associated with a much higher frequency of side effects, particularly memory loss and depression," than similar medications. Soon afterward, the FDA promised to take a much closer look at the drug...
MEDICINE Halcion has been banned in Britain. Is the sleeping pill safe...