Bill Aims to Force Drug Makers to Register Trials of Products
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Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would require makers of drugs and medical devices to register clinical trials of their products in a public database.
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A House subcommittee approved legislation yesterday that would give US regulators new power to oversee drug safety by ordering changes on pharmaceutical labels and forcing drug makers to conduct studies of products after they're on the market.
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A month after a new U.S. law  encouraging the development of medicines to counter  bioterrorism, some drugmakers are lobbying for more incentives  to make products that may never be used.
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Drug makers are worried that calls for greater disclosure of early-stage clinical trials might lead to the release of scientific information that could help competitors, an industry lobbyist said on Monday.
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The discovery that antidepressants  may increase suicidal tendencies in children has prompted some  lawmakers and physicians to ask if changes are needed to  financial incentives given to drug makers for pediatric  research.
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Because of PfizerÂs failed trial, drugs similar to torcetrapib from other companies could face greater scrutiny Â and delays Â in getting to market.
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Congressional pressure on drug makers and regulators mounted yesterday as the House Energy and Commerce Committee began investigating the approval and recall of Vioxx.
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The pharmaceutical lobby pushed back Wednesday against a renewed effort in Congress to pass a law enabling U.S. consumers to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.
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Editors of major medical journals joined forces on Wednesday to make researchers and companies register all clinical trials when they
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The pharmaceutical industry, fighting to defeat proposals that would give U.S. patients easier access to cheaper Canadian drugs, is making the most of its chance for face time with lawmakers at the GOP convention.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  approved a bill on Wednesday aimed at strengthening Food and  Drug Administration drug safety oversight and raising  pharmaceutical industry fees that help speed product reviews.
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Editors of major medical journals  joined forces on Wednesday to make researchers and companies  register all clinical trials when they begin so unflattering or  unclear results cannot later be covered up.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked generic drug manufacturers for prices, cost data and sales information to help study the short- and long-term effects of authorized generics on prescription drug competition, the agency said on Friday.
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Faced with weak development pipelines that are putting a drag on stock prices, drug manufacturers are retooling the decades-old system of clinical trials to make it faster and cheaper.
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The issue of drug advertising directly aimed at consumers is becoming political.
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The Food and Drug Administration would have a legal path to approve cheaper, generic copies of biotech medicines under legislation in Congress.
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WASHINGTON &#151; Safety concerns about a GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug prompted some Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to rebuke the Food and Drug Administration and call for increased regulation of the pharmaceutical industry.