Challenges for the FDA : The Future of Drug Safety: Workshop Summary EPUB
by Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Development, and Translation Forum on Drug Discovery
Edited by Sally Robinson, Leslie Pray
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As the principal agency regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products used by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) serves one of the most critical consumer protection functions of the federal government. The FDA's reach is enormous, regulating products that represent roughly 25 percent of all consumer spending in the United States. Since 1992, however, federal funding for the agency has diminished, and the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) currently relies on the fees it receives from the industry it regulates to fund the majority of its drug regulation functions. Prescription drug safety is receiving heightened press coverage and congressional scrutiny as a result of recent, highly publicized events, such as the recall of Vioxx because of its link to heart attacks, and the link between certain antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs) and an increased risk of suicidal ideation in children.
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- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:02/10/2007
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:128 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:02/10/2007
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- ISBN:9780309179447