NEWS - Some FDA Staff Had Drug Safety Concerns in 2002

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Some FDA Staff Had Drug Safety Concerns in 2002

Thu Dec 16, 2004 06:18 PM ET

By Richwine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 20 percent of U.S. Food and Drug

Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured

to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite their

reservations about the drug's risks or effectiveness, according to

documents made public on Thursday.

Also, two-thirds of the scientists questioned by the Department of

Health and Human Services' inspector general said they lacked full

confidence in the FDA's ability to monitor side effects of prescription

drugs after they hit the market.

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