FDA Whistleblower Earns Kudos, Criticism
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David Graham says he was surprised by the reception he got back at his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress the government had allowed unsafe drugs to remain on the market.
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The head of the Senate Finance Committee called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to launch a probe of allegations that the US Food and Drug Administration went out of its way to discredit a whistleblower.
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Responding to public criticism of its handling of the controversial arthritis drug Vioxx, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday defended its oversight of the monitoring process and said it acted in the best interests of the public&#39;s safety.
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A Food and Drug Administration reviewer who has criticized the agency for being lax in monitoring drug safety said on Thursday five medicines on the market need close scrutiny for possible side effects.
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When questions are raised about the heart safety of drugs used by millions, Dr. Steven E. Nissen often raises a red flag. Nissen, chairman of the Cleveland Clinic's department of cardiovascular medicine and an outside adviser to the Food and Drug Administration, calls himself the "point on the end of the spear" during drug safety debates. Nissen spoke with Globe ...
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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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One of the Defense Department&#39;s top doctors said he applauds any servicemember planning to use the American Cancer Society&#39;s 28th Great American Smokeout as their springboard to quit smoking.
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WASHINGTON -- A Food and Drug Administration official is defending the agency&#39;s action with regards to Vioxx. The drug was taken off the market Sept.
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The federal drug safety agency is doing a "spectacular job" of protecting the public, the White House chief of staff said Sunday. The assessment drew an immediate outcry from a Senate critic who charged that government oversight under the Bush administration has proved "a catastrophic failure."
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A US Food and Drug Administration reviewer who has accused the agency of being lax in monitoring drug safety on Thursday said five medicines on the market need closer scrutiny.
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Before he was rebuked by the committee chairman for &quot;screaming at the witness,&quot; Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., gave the head of the Food and Drug Administration a piece of his mind.
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Monday strongly defended his agency&#39;s oversight of a flu vaccine factory that was abruptly closed down last week because of safety concerns.
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The Food and Drug Administration has given a whistle-blower scientist permission to publish data indicating that as many as 139,000 people had heart attacks that may be linked to Vioxx, the scientist's lawyer said Monday.
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More than 35 Enquirer readers have called or e-mailed comments about the five drugs that were criticized Thursday by an expert with the US Food and Drug Administration.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defended its approval of five prescription medications which a staffer dubbed unsafe, warning that they present possible risks so severe they should face tougher restrictions or be pulled off the market.
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Food and Drug Administration whistle-blower David J. Graham believes he will soon be transferred or fired in retaliation for telling a congressional hearing that the agency is falling short