FDA too dependent on drug money
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The troubles surrounding a major class of painkillers may ultimately help cure what has long ailed the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Is the US Food &amp; Drug Administration failing? That was the testimony of one senior FDA official last week concerning Merck&#39;s withdrawal of the Vioxx anti-pain drug.
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The report is likely to intensify a debate about the safety of the nationÂs drug supply and the adequacy of government oversight.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Tuesday it was creating an independent  drug safety board after the agency's monitoring of drugs  already in the marketplace was criticized amid the withdrawal  of arthritis drug Vioxx.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opposes commercial prescription imports, arguing that it can't vouch for their safety. But individuals can buy a three month supply of medicine if they have a U.S. prescription.
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The FDA decides to debate the company's lead drug.
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Thereâs an inherent conflict of interest when the government conducts comparative-effectiveness studies and then uses those studies to determine which pills are worth buying.
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In the US drug industry, it often takes a disaster to bring change. Not until thousands of European babies were deformed by thalidomide in the late 1950s and early 1960s did Congress raise standards for approvals.
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Lobbying and other political spending by the pharmaceutical industry includes:
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This has not been an especially good year for regulatory government agencies, with their accompanying acronyms. Let&#39;s begin with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which can&#39;t quite make up its mind which drug will kill us first - or how quickly.
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The United States needs a better system to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market, and it should be independent of the Food and Drug Administration and the drug industry, medical
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THE US pharmaceutical industry that exports medicines around the world is facing further scrutiny after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs about which they had reservations.
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Yet another delay from the FDA leaves investors hanging.
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As the Food and Drug Administration prepares to make recommendations about Pfizer&#39;s (PFE:NYSE - news - research) Celebrex, the companies that ultimately pay for the drug aren&#39;t leaping to conclusions merely because one recent study showed patients taking
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Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.
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The FDA is about to make it harder for drug-eluting stents to win its approval.
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If its latest drug isn't approved, the pharmaceutical could face trouble.