FDA Staff Travels on Drug Industry Dollars
The Center for Public Integrity reports that FDA officials circumvent the prohibition on accepting trips from drug and medical device manufacturers.
Bill Frist’s most Frequent Corporate Flight Hosts–Pharmaceutical companies
The nation’s most powerful legislators have grown accustomed to riding in plush private coporate jets. How does that affect public policy?
FDA is Selling the Brooklyn Bridge
This issue is NOT about trial lawyers, this issue is about the rights and health, and safety of ordinary citizens.
“this was a drug bill written by and for lobbyists”
Two items in today’s New York Times illustrate the contrast between what the Administration claims it’s legislative / regulatory proposals will do for health care, and what they actually do after they’ve taken effect.
S. Finance Committee Investigates Drug Makers Over Medical Education Grants_NYT
The Senate Finance committee is cracking down on drug industry "educational grants" to physicians, medical associations and "patient advocacy" groups.
How a New Policy Led to Seven Deadly Drugs
Medicine: Once a wary watchdog, the Food and Drug Administration set out to become a "partner" of the pharmaceutical industry. Today, the public has more remedies, but some are proving lethal.