Physicians Speak Out Against FDA’s Lax Methodology
Way back on July 11, 2008, I wrote about physician/editors at THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE who had grave concerns about consumers of American medical care, and users of American medical devices, given the often less-than-optimal testing of drugs and devices by the FDA prior to their approval for use on or in patients. Their concerns extended [...]
FDA Procedures Under the Microscope Today
Today at 3:00 p.m., YOU CAN SPEAK TO DIANA LEVINE (WYETH v. LEVINE) ABOUT FEDERAL PREEMPTION. The program is being sponsored by FireDogLake.com. Anyone can go to the site, and click through to follow the conversation. In order to take part in it, according to Christy Hardin Smith, of FireDogLake.com, you need to create a [...]
Sowing the Seeds of Doubt in New Cancer Therapy
UPDATE: Several posts ago, I discussed anti-consumerist legal trends that would ultimately hurt patients in this country. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reigel v. Medtronic had allowed for the manufacturers of FDA-approved medical devices to escape state court lawsuits through federal preemption of such patients’ claims. And, as noted in the earlier post, FDA [...]