FDA weighs oversight of body parts trade
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The second body parts scandal in a year has federal health officials asking if they need to strengthen their oversight of the trade in human tissues and organs.
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There was a puzzling line in a report in which the Bush Administration asserted it could not vouch for the safety of foreign, lower-cost prescription drugs.
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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to review the  way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they  hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.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 U.S. Justice Department is  investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that  some health care providers bilked government programs including  Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The 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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Despite recent ghoulish cases of illegal sales of human body parts, the nation still lacks a universal oversight system to prevent illicit marketing of cadavers donated to science, experts say.
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The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration needs more staff, funding and power over the   drug industry to better police the safety of medicines after   they reach the market, an Institute of Medicine panel said on   Friday.
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The Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing pharmaceutical makers to provide doctors with medical journal studies of unapproved uses for drugs, a move critics say would undermine long-standing restrictions on marketing medicines for "off-label" purposes.
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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 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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A Bush administration import safety panel urged government agencies on Monday to work together to focus on the riskiest products in a "fundamental change" in import monitoring, following a spate of tainted or unsafe goods from China.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing new questions about its ability to police the safety of medicines after they reach the market following concerns about a widely used diabetes drug.
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After the FDA voices safety concerns about certain Chinese exports, some Americans are beginning to look more closely at restaurant selections.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its intentions to conduct a major evaluation of its approach in dealing with safety concerns involving drugs, primarily those that are already marketed.
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The FDA decision is not fantastic news, but it could help.
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Responding to the outcry over dangerous imports from China and other unsafe toys, the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing regulatory proposals that could mandate broader inspections of imports and stiffer penalties for ignoring safety rules.