F.D.A. to Create Drug Safety Oversight Board
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The move comes after months of criticism that the F.D.A. was too slow to react to reports linking Vioxx and Celebrex to increased risks.
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Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation's prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of the way the Food and Drug Administration ensures drug safety, some say.
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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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In this country, drug safety falls under the purview of the Food &amp; Drug Administration and the agency enjoys a near-spotless record in this arena.
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The bill is expected to give federal drug regulators significantly more money and power to ensure the safety of the nationâs drug supply.
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The F.D.A. is set to update guidelines that leave many bewildered.
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The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration talks about the agencyâs recent failures and scandals, his new drug-safety initiative and ending cancer deaths in the next decade.
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The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it will create an independent drug safety board -- as critics have demanded -- that would quickly direct the agency how to respond to drugs on the market that are suspected to be unsafe.
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Dr. Lester Crawford's nomination comes amid widespread calls that the Food and Drug Administration strengthen oversight of drug safety.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it would make organizational changes to improve internal communication about potential risks that emerge after a new drug reaches the market.
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Dr. Lester Crawford's nomination comes amid widespread calls that the F.D.A. strengthen oversight of drug safety.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration will ask the Institute of Medicine to study the  agency's safety monitoring of medicines already on the market,  Acting FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford said on Friday.
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The American Medical Association&#39;s policy-making board could make a decision today about supporting the safe importation of prescription drugs.
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The US Food and Drug Administration, facing a barrage of criticism from both within and outside the agency, announced plans Friday to improve the safety of drugs after they have been approved.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson is expected to announce changes to give the FDA's Office of Drug Safety more autonomy.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced it would hire the government's top scientific review agency to figure out whether its drug-safety system is adequate.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would strengthen its safety and review process for pharmaceuticals already on the market to learn more about their possible side effects.