71. This passage is about a lawsuit against ____.

  1. a drug company that fails to provide information about risks on its product label
  2. a jury that was supportive of the absence of information about risks of drugs
  3. some justices who hold different opinions about federal label requirements
  4. FDA that approved the label after weighing the risks and benefits of a drug

72. Diane Levine had her arm amputated because ____.

  1. she got gangrene in her after an injection of Phenergan
  2. she had to stop her nausea by IV push
  3. she and her husband wanted to sue the drug company
  4. Phenergan was not administered properly

73. It is implied that when approving a drug ____.

  1. the FDA does not weigh the risks and benefits of the drug
  2. the FDA sometimes values more the benefits of the drug than its risks
  3. the FDA only considers the benefits of the drug
  4. the FDA never allows the company to change its label

74. Which is TRUE of the labels on drugs according to the passage?

  1. Labels can always be changed based on new information after drugs were approved.
  2. The company could add additional warnings once the label was approved.
  3. The labels sometimes lack very important information about method of use.
  4. Even if there is no new information, we could change the label.

75. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

  1. federal label requirements may often be in conflict with state law on adequate warnings
  2. the company warned that the IV push method should not be used
  3. consumers usually do not sue drug companies when they fail to warn
  4. Wyeth often has problems in warning about the method of use

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