FDA reform: new Senate bill. Food and Drug Administration
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FDA reform: new Senate bill. Food and Drug Administration
Abstract
AIDS: Senator Nancy Kassebaum is introducing a Senate bill, focusing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), intended to reform the entire drug-development process. The main points of the 76-page draft are highlighted, including the FDA's mission for drug development, reporting procedures, the appeal process, information exchange, restrictions in evaluating effectiveness, exporting of unapproved drugs, and new drug approval standards.