F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs
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The Food and Drug Administrationâs proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.
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Federal advisers who met last week to consider whether to restrict doses of popular antianemia drugs were themselves under scrutiny during the hearing. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a top-to-bottom reshaping of how it picks and uses the outside scientists who serve on the agency's advisory panels.
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Proposed legislation could spell changes across the pharmaceutical world.
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The move comes after months of criticism that the F.D.A. was too slow to react to concerns about Vioxx and Celebrex.
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Medical researchers said the U.S. needs a system independent of the F.D.A. to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market.
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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 asks for more data about Avastin, which could be used to treat various cancers.
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Critics say the F.D.A.'s efforts to monitor the ill effects of drugs that are on the market are a shadow of what they should be.
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The F.D.A. is set to update guidelines that leave many bewildered.
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The story of COX-2 drugs is an example of how difficult it is for the F.D.A. to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved for the market.
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Some everyday cold medicines in Mexico will be modified or require a prescription starting in September to stop drug gangs from using them to make illegal drugs.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gained broad new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill President Bush signed into law.
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The administration said legalizing imported prescription drugs would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.
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Top official suggests more "secure" IDs envisioned by controversial law will help pharmacies to ferret out customers buying over-the-counter ingredients to concoct the drug.
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The NFL and its union are discussing strengthening their drug program to keep pace with the increase in the number of performance-enhancing substances and the efficiency of masking agents.
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Government drug-buying agency Pharmac wants drug companies to act more swiftly when concerns are raised over potential side-effects of their drugs, and to be responsible in promoting their products.
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More states consider limiting access to cold medicines that are used to create methamphetamines.