Drug Safety

Pro-Consumer Drug Safety Reforms Agreed to in Final FDA Bill; Should End Drug Industry Gaming of Safety System

Published in Drug Law Weekly, October 2nd, 2007

Nearly three years to the day Vioxx was removed from the market, Congress has completed a major drug safety reform bill that will give FDA the power to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for safety problems, and help ensure the industry can't keep drug risks hidden from the public, Consumers Union said.

"Congress is about to give the President legislation that should end the secrecy and foot-dragging when it comes to letting consumers know about unsafe medicines," said Jim Guest, president of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. "These reforms have been anxiously awaited by the millions of consumers who take a prescription drug every day and wonder if...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2007-10-02)

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