The Froward Five of FDA Reform — U.S. Reps. Edward Markey (D-MA), John Dingell (D-MI), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Bart Stupak (D-MI) of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) — desperately looking for a way to reinvigorate their FDA jihad, have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the agency’s “reliance” on non-inferiority studies.
(FYI: Mr. Markey’s website refers to the FDA as the “Federal Drug Administration.” Glad he’s on top of these issues.)
Markey remarked, “The Bush Administration’s FDA has been working hand in glove with the drug industry for six years, leaving Americans vulnerable to dangerous drugs and insufficient information about the side effects of those drugs.”
Yes Virginia, before President Bush took office all drugs were 100% safe and label information was clearly commuicated
Also, last time I looked, the GAO wasn’t staffed with clinical trial design experts — they’re at the FDA.
(FYI — Mr. Markey — that’s the Food & Drug Administration.)
