Senate Urged to Pass Strong Prescription Drug Safety Provisions and Oppose Attempts to Weaken Patient-Safety Measures (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Consumers Union is urging the Senate to approve strong prescription drug-safety provisions this week in a major Food and Drug Administration bill, and resist attempts to weaken the bill when it comes to triggering quick safety action or moderating mass advertising of a new drug when there are signs of danger.