Monday, January 7, 2008

Controversy, distrust trail group aiming to help FDA - NJ.com

Controversy, distrust trail group aiming to help FDA - NJ.com: "A foundation created by Congress to help the Food and Drug Administration deal with increasingly complex science, spur innovation and improve safety has come under fire before it has convened its first board meeting. Reflecting a distrust of the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA, a congresswoman with sway over the agency's purse strings and some advocacy groups have been questioning the credibility of the fledgling Reagan-Udall Foundation. They warn it could be used by the pharmaceutical industry to unduly influence the regulatory agenda."