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Research at US Veterans Hospitals Nationwide Under Investigation_NYT Sun, 13 Apr 2003 Veterans returning from service in the military deserve better than the medical care that awaits them at the nation’s Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. The Associated Press reported on Friday, April 11, that a study shows that patients…
Medscape Cites AHRP Concerns Re: New Law Mandates More Testing of Drugs in Children Wed, 17 Dec 2003 Medscape Medical News reports about passage of the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) which replaces FDA’s Pediatric Rule. The Pediatric Rule was struck down by a Federal court in Oct. 2002 because…
Bill Introduced to Make ORCA Independent of VA Thu, 10 Apr 2003 Anyone who is even slightly familiar with the problems undermining the safety of human subjects in clinical research knows that conflicts of interest and the absence of independent oversight are at the root of most problems. The Veterans…
Wyeth Warning Letter Below are images of the warning letter regarding prescribing information for the use of Effexor in children and adolescents. It was sent by Wyeth to health care professionals on August 22, 2003. You may click on each image to see a larger version. Wyeth letter, page 1:…
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A growing Crisis: Aggressive Marketing of drugs for children_Lou Dobbs-CNN Fri, 3 Oct 2003 CNN’s anchor Lou Dobbs, an astute business journalist whose program Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN examines politics, the economy and a broad range of issues that affect the quality of life and standard of living of…