Turnover proves draining for FDA.(Business)

The Virginian Pilot;  June 4, 2008 ;     683 words ......new drug applications. The FDA's leadership is scrambling...as the average age of the FDA's 10,100-person work force...eligible to retire, and the FDA expects to hire 600 staffers...replace those leaving. The FDA's outside advisers say frustration with FDA culture is a major ...

Brain drain weakens FDA staff

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 4, 2008 ;   Matthew Perrone Associated Press;   787 words ......fewer new drug applications. FDA's leadership is scrambling...regulators, as the average age of FDA's 10,100-person work force...already eligible to retire and FDA expects to hire 600 staffers...to replace those leaving. FDA's outside advisers say frustration with FDA culture ...

Dangerous Side Effects of the Brain Drain; FDA's Effectiveness May Be...

The Washington Post;  June 8, 2008 ;   Matthew Perrone;   787 words ......of these staffers leaving FDA and going into the more...effect whatsoever." The FDA has repeatedly rejected...as the average age of the FDA's 10,100- person work force...eligible to retire, and the FDA expects to hire 600 staffers...to replace those leaving. Outside advisers to the ...

FDA to Spell Out Rules on Outside Advisers

AP Online;  July 24, 2006 ;     599 words ......proposed guidelines. The FDA says that simply eliminating...conflicts would deny the FDA access to advisers with the...too restrictive, while the FDA's is too permissive, said...look harder," Lurie said. Outside advisers, while independent of the FDA, often have ties to the ...

FDA advisers regulated by new guidelines

Charleston Gazette;  July 24, 2006 ;   Andrew Bridges;   598 words ......proposed guidelines. The FDA says that simply eliminating...conflicts would deny the FDA access to advisers with the...too restrictive, while the FDA's is too permissive, said...look harder," Lurie said. Outside advisers, while independent of the FDA, often have ties to the ...

A TIP FROM FDA LED TO SEC'S SUIT AGAINST BIOPURE

The Boston Globe;  October 10, 2005 ;   Ross Kerber Globe Staff;   781 words ...The FDA dropped the dime. According to a government...and several executives hid from investors the FDA's safety concerns about its products while...effects of the closer cooperation between the FDA and the SEC to police biotechnology companies...

Not good enough: Some feel FDA's easing of off-label rules still falls...

Drug Topics;  January 22, 1996 ;   Conlan, Michael F;   774 words ...Some feel FDA's easing of off-label rules still falls short...recently released draft policy guidelines, the FDA would let pharmaceutical manufacturers distribute...failed to attract enthusiastic support. "The FDA's action indicates that it continues to believe...

Not enough warning: GAO report finds FDA's medical device monitoring...

Modern Healthcare;  March 10, 1997 ;   Hensley, Scott;   787 words ...GAO report finds FDA's medical device monitoring lacking The...underreporting of device-related problems to the FDA by user facilities, such as hospitals. In...medical-device law in 1990 to boost field data at the FDA's disposal by making user reporting mandatory...

FDA commissioner outlines priorities.(REGULATIONS & FDA)

Medical Design;  July 1, 2006 ;     696 words ...Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford summarized...months will be a critical period in which the FDA plans to take steps to strengthen public health...to Secretary Thompson by year's end. * The FDA recently signed a contract with the Keystone...

One Man's Ode to the FDA; Agency Is Often Criticized, but Employees Sing...

The Washington Post;  July 31, 2006 ;   Justin Blum;   747 words ..."FDA Centennial Anthem" won't be mistaken for "The...singing along. The anthem might be true to the FDA's roots in the Progressive Era of Theodore Roosevelt...stanzas of lofty sentiment does it acknowledge FDA setbacks, such as the handling of Vioxx, a drug...

LEANER, MEANER FDA LEAVES MARKETERS WONDERING.

Medical Marketing & Media;  December 1, 1999 ;   Dickinson, James G.;   787 words ...The FDA's fiscal 2000 budget finally came down in November...there were signs on several fronts that the FDA is going to take off the gloves when it meets...mandatory cost-of-living salary increases for FDA employees ($34 million, up 4.8 percent) and...

Transparency, strength at the FDA

The Boston Globe;  August 1, 2007 ;   Susan F. Wood; David Michaels;   768 words ......support, we can develop a system that maximizes both. Today, FDA scientists are urged to be "team players," and to ignore...The culture that disparages such disagreement at the FDA is dangerous and contributes to the agency's inability...and to its waning scientific credibility. That's why the FDA's ...

FDA Restricts Use of Antibiotic

AP Online;  February 13, 2007 ;     433 words ......patients outlining the drug's risks and its safe use. The FDA announced the changes on the eve of a House subcommittee...will examine irregularities in the approval of Ketek. FDA spokeswoman Susan Cruzan said Monday's announcement was...in line with the December recommendations of a panel of FDA expert ...

FDA to Congress: "Show Us the Money"

Pharmaceutical Executive;  May 1, 2008 ;   Wechsler, Jill;   787 words ...FDA is being pressured to get its act together. The agency says...coupled with depleted resources and a decimated workforce, FDA is having a tough time meeting the high expectations of all its numerous constituencies. To make matters worse, FDA must establish a host of new rules and policies to implement...

FDA warns public about kava

Daily Breeze;  March 26, 2002 ;   Lauran Neergaard;   622 words ...FDA warns public about kava MEDICINE: Federal agency takes action after some users of the herbal supplement report liver...already haveliver problems, or who take medications that can harm the liver, should ask a doctor before taking kava, the FDA said. The FDA began investigating the blockbuster-selling ...