Entries Tagged as 'FDA'
May 14th, 2009 · 3:56 AM
Political Lobbying Drove FDA Process
The FDA has recently approved a rubbery substance that can be inserted in the knee, acting as a cushion to repair torn menisci. In this report from the Wall Street Journal, ReGen, the company with the patent and manufacturing the product, insisted that the physicians that
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Tags: FDA, knee replacement, knee surgery, politics in medicine
March 2nd, 2009 · 7:51 AM
This caught my attention: an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 2 of this year, about a new anti-clot drug that will compete with Plavix. There were problems with the drug being given a “clean bill of health” by the review committee. TWO WEEKS LATER, Wall Street Journal carried a story [...]
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Tags: cardiologist, FDA, Lilly, Plavix, prescriptions