This article outlines in lay-speak, the gist of the problems a-brewing at the FDA:
Knee device approval exposes pressure on FDA - More health news- msnbc.com
excerpts:
" While FDA officials call the situation an anomaly, experts said Friday there is nothing to stop similar political lobbying from influencing future decisions. "
" WBB Securities analyst Steve Brozak said there are probably other examples of FDA decisions influenced by politics, but since the agency controls the paper trail, they probably won't come to light.
"I would like to think this was an extreme example, but the better part of me knows it was not," said Brozak, who covers the drug and device industries. "To think FDA isn't influenced by political activism is to not understand the system." "
"When asked Thursday how the FDA would prevent politics from influencing future reviews, agency leaders offered few details."
Knee device approval exposes pressure on FDA - More health news- msnbc.com
excerpts:
" While FDA officials call the situation an anomaly, experts said Friday there is nothing to stop similar political lobbying from influencing future decisions. "
" WBB Securities analyst Steve Brozak said there are probably other examples of FDA decisions influenced by politics, but since the agency controls the paper trail, they probably won't come to light.
"I would like to think this was an extreme example, but the better part of me knows it was not," said Brozak, who covers the drug and device industries. "To think FDA isn't influenced by political activism is to not understand the system." "
"When asked Thursday how the FDA would prevent politics from influencing future reviews, agency leaders offered few details."
