FDA Adopts New Drug Safety Measures (RedNova)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

New drug safety measures have been announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Washington.

Fort Worth ISD Ranks No. 1 In Food Safety (NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

The Fort Worth Independent School District has been ranked the No. 1 school district in the U.S. for food safety, according to a report.

FDA adopts new drug safety measures (UPI)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) — New drug safety measures have been announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Washington.

Food and Drug Administration announces drug-safety plan (International Herald Tribune)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

Responding to complaints that it is slow to respond to risks, the federal government will require that drugmakers conduct follow-up studies of their pharmaceutical products already on the market.

FSIS works to protect U.S. food supply (Meat News)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

UNITED STATES: The Food Safety and Inspection Service is working to protect the nation’s food supply in the event of an avian influenza outbreak.

FDA to Monitor Post-Market Drug Safety (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

TUESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — In an apparent attempt to address growing criticism of its operations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a set of initiatives Tuesday that are intended to bolster the country’s health safety net.

FDA plans broad remake of system for drug safety (San Francisco Chronicle)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration pledged Tuesday to undertake a major overhaul of its drug safety system, after a blue ribbon panel of medical and legal experts concluded in the fall that the agency’s priorities were skewed toward approving new medications…

FDA revising drug safety oversight (San Jose Mercury News)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it is making a range of changes in how it operates to prevent the kind of drug safety controversies that have dogged the agency in recent years.

FDA promises improvements in its drug safety system (Baltimore Sun)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration pledged yesterday to undertake a major overhaul of its drug safety system, just months after a blue-ribbon panel of medical and legal experts concluded that the agency’s priorities were skewed toward approving new medications without enough follow-up of risky side effects.

FDA to monitor drug safety more (The News & Observer)

Posted by - January 31st, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it is making a range of changes in how it operates, to prevent the kind of drug safety controversies that have dogged the agency in recent years.

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