FDA to Create Drug Safety Oversight Board
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration will announce on Tuesday it will create an  independent drug safety oversight board as a new measure to  strengthen the safety of drugs already in the marketplace, an  administration official said.
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Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s recall of the Vioxx painkiller shows why the US Food and Drug Administration needs its safety monitors to be independent of those who approve new medicines, FDA scientist David J. Graham told a Senate hearing.
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NEW YORK - An internal survey conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicates that 66% of FDA scientists lacked confidence that the agency adequately monitors the safety of prescription drugs that are already on the market.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was creating a new drug safety board to improve the monitoring of medicines already in the marketplace, a response to charges the agency has failed to protect the public from dangerous side effects.
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A new panel of outside experts will advise the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on how to tell the public about the risks and benefits of medicines and medical devices, the agency said on Monday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration, under fire for its alleged failure to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved, is now facing criticism over its lack of leadership during the Bush administration.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they  hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
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The public should have reasonable expectations that medicines the Food and Drug Administration has approved for the market are, in fact, safe.
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Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation's prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of the way the Food and Drug Administration ensures drug safety, some say.
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Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. on  Tuesday said its board appointed a committee to review the  company's actions prior to the voluntary withdrawal of its  painkiller Vioxx.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is supposed to be a vigilant industry watchdog that prevents harmful products from reaching America&#39;s kitchen tables and medicine chests.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) on Friday asked an outside group to review the way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they hit the market, such as Merck &amp; Co.
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As expected, FDA officials on Friday announced plans to improve the procedures used by the agency to monitor the safety of medications after they reach the market, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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LEADING medical journal editors and lawmakers have rightfully focused a spotlight on how well the Food and Drug Administration monitors the safety of drugs after they are approved.
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The US Food and Drug Administration today announced a five-step program to bolster drug safety evaluations. The news comes after controversy over the recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx and risks to children on antidepressants.
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Amid intense criticism that it is slow to raise the alarm about unsafe medicines, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it would hire the nation&#39;s top
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FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.