FDA Revamps Process for Safety of Drugs After Approval
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The Food and Drug Administration  said yesterday that it is making changes in the way it operates to prevent the kind of drug safety controversies that have dogged the agency in recent years.
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Nov. 5, 2004 -- FDA officials announced Friday that they will launch a review of the agency&#39;s drug monitoring policies in the wake of recent high-profile safety concerns about widely used drugs, including antidepressants and Vioxx.
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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 regulatory approval was also a boost for the embattled drugs sector. It was feared that, following a series of safety crises, the US Food and Drug Administration would get tougher on new drugs.
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An internal survey of Food and Drug Administration scientists conducted by the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General revealed safety concerns about the FDAâs approval process and monitoring of marketed drugs, according to a press
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Description: Faced with a series of major lapses in drug safety, the Food and Drug Administration announces new measures to rectify the situation.
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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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A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Thursday to give the Food and Drug Administration more power to monitor the side effects of medicines after they reach the market.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Tuesday it was creating an independent  drug safety board after the agency's monitoring of drugs  already in the marketplace was criticized amid the withdrawal  of arthritis drug Vioxx.
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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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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration plans to revamp how it handles safety issues with the stents, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and other medical devices it regulates.
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared for marketing the first laboratory test system that will allow physicians to consider unique genetic information from patients in selecting medications and doses of medications for a wide variety of
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration would gain authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed yesterday by the House.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it was creating an independent drug safety board after the agency's monitoring of drugs already in the marketplace was criticized amid the withdrawal of arthritis drug Vioxx.
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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.