Taxpayers shell out $200 million for unapproved drugs
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/unapproved_drugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081123/capt.bf4dce98df2e4e579482a7e75b1cda6b.unapproved_drugs_1_gfx857.jpg?x=79y=130q=85sig=p12MpHlIEo3it5zUjFFvuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Graphic shows some deadly drugs banned by the FDA;" border="0" /></a>AP - Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found. Millions of private patients are taking such drugs, as well.</p><br clear="all"/>

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