Fix Drug Safety Warning System says National Academies of Sciences (USA)

The National Academies of Science made several recommendations that to help
fix the safety warning system.

Read the press release he
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/on...RecordID=11750

Or the full Report (you have to pay to buy the book, but you can read it for
free online): http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11750.html

The recommendations include:

Labeling requirements and advertising limits for new medications

Clarified authority and additional enforcement tools for the agency

Clarification of FDA's role in gathering and communicating additional
information on marketed products' risks and benefits

Mandatory registration of clinical trial results to facilitate public access
to drug safety information

An increased role for FDA's drug safety staff

A large boost in funding and staffing for the agency

From what I have read, these recommendations are right on. I hope Congress
takes this up with the new Congress (the present Congress is trying to get
reelected, so no action is expected until next year).

I also wish they would limit the way drug companies can advertise.

Jeff