Calls are mounting for revamp of FDA
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Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation&#39;s prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of
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Biotech companies, medical device  makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three  former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for  increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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Washington, Dec 16 : One-fifth of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists surveyed as part of an official review have said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite their reservations about its safety, effectiveness
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Startling testimony by an FDA drug safety reviewer about five popular medications has the medical world buzzing about how tightly the agency should be regulating new medications.
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The warning label on the abortion drug is changing as the result of problems predicted by pro-life activists. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening the warning
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Almost one-fifth of the Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed two years ago as part of an official review said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new
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US Senator Christopher Dodd will propose legislation to create an office of patient protection reporting directly to the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a move to bolster the safety of prescription drugs after a torrent of worrisome announcements about painkillers and antidepressants eroded consumer confidence.
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing an adequate job overseeing drug safety, and whether the agency needs major reforms.
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The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration needs more staff and funding to fix its   monitoring of drug safety after medicines are on the market,   the Institute of Medicine (IOM) said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON Nov 5, 2004 - Buffeted by criticism, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would appoint a director of drug safety and take other actions to assure the safety of medications it approves.
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals vowed yesterday to refile what it says will be a stronger federal complaint against the Food and Drug Administration over a ruling that has forced the company to compete with so-called &quot;authorized generics.&quot;
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WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is vowing to appoint a director of drug safety and take other steps to ensure the safety of medications.
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By , New York Times. Dozens of former and current Food and Drug Administration officials, outside scientists and advocates for patients say that the agency&#39;s efforts to monitor the ill-effects of drugs that
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Jean Pierre Garnier, head of GlaxoSmithkline, says the FDA should have stronger powers - forcing pharmaceutical companies to carry out further tests on already approved drugs.
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WASHINGTON Nov 5, 2004 - Buffeted by criticism, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would appoint a director of drug safety and take other steps to improve the safety of medications.
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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Senator Judd Gregg (USA) does not like the idea of a new independent bureau responsible for drug safety. He says all it would achieve would be more layers of FDA bureaucracy.