Majority Believe New FDA Powers Will Improve Drug Safety, Poll Finds - WSJ.com

Majority Believe New FDA Powers Will Improve Drug Safety, Poll Finds - WSJ.com: "Public confidence in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows improvement in a new poll, but nearly half of Americans still feel the agency does a fair or poor job in ensuring the safety and efficacy of new prescription drugs. Forty-five percent of Americans . . . said the FDA is doing an excellent or good job in ensuring the safety and efficacy of new prescription drugs. That's up from 36% in a poll conducted last year in the aftermath of national settlements over the painkiller Vioxx and safety recalls from stents and other medical devices. In 2004, 56% said the FDA was doing an excellent or good job."