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| September 18, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2004 United Press International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The Washington-based U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that some 2 percent of prescription drugs on the market lack FDA approval.

Not only are the drugs untested for their effectiveness, but they might actually be harmful, USA Today reports.

Many of these drugs contain unapproved active ingredients that been on the market prior to 1962 when an amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act required that all medication had to be proven effective.

"We have concerns about their…

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