http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:54:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/#comment-189564 Chris Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:41:22 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/#comment-189564 Unfortunately this will go nowhere. Grassley follows a very consistent pattern. He creates a lot of excitement with investigatory letters and investigations, but when the media attention dies done he moves on to something else. He never gets his hands duty in seeing things out to the end, developing solutions. The sad reality is that we don't need another investigation of VIOXX, Vytorin, Ketek, Avandia (there is a much longer lists). We need another investigation of the FDA about as much as we need an investigation of FEMA. The FDA is broken. We understand the statutes the agency is supposed to enforce. We understand the industry that the FDA is supposed to regulate. We know there are great people at the FDA. We know that FDA leadership has failed miserably. We don't need to investigate those things further. And we know that change will not come from within the agency. What we need is a Congress with the dedication, commitment and strength to bring about real change. Stop collecting more data. Start making a differnce. Unfortunately this will go nowhere. Grassley follows a very consistent pattern. He creates a lot of excitement with investigatory letters and investigations, but when the media attention dies done he moves on to something else. He never gets his hands duty in seeing things out to the end, developing solutions. The sad reality is that we don’t need another investigation of VIOXX, Vytorin, Ketek, Avandia (there is a much longer lists). We need another investigation of the FDA about as much as we need an investigation of FEMA. The FDA is broken. We understand the statutes the agency is supposed to enforce. We understand the industry that the FDA is supposed to regulate. We know there are great people at the FDA. We know that FDA leadership has failed miserably. We don’t need to investigate those things further. And we know that change will not come from within the agency. What we need is a Congress with the dedication, commitment and strength to bring about real change. Stop collecting more data. Start making a differnce.

]]> http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/#comment-189514 ol cranky Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:04:52 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/#comment-189514 I hate to say it but I think I have more faith in Grassley's decision making process than the FDA's I hate to say it but I think I have more faith in Grassley’s decision making process than the FDA’s

]]> http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/#comment-189093 Tom Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:48:04 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/gao-to-investigate-fda-review-process/#comment-189093 I am greatly relieved to know that Senator Grassley and GAO agents will soon be formulating U.S. medical policy on my behalf. I am greatly relieved to know that Senator Grassley and GAO agents will soon be formulating U.S. medical policy on my behalf.

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