May 27, 2015. The popularity of e-cigarettes has risen because of claims from manufacturers that they are safer than conventional tobacco-containing cigarettes. However, they are still unsafe.
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NCHR Testimony at FDA on Generic Drug Labeling
March 27, 2015. The current situation creates a terrible double standard, making patient with generic drugs second class citizens. And, when brand name drug manufacturers leave the market after generics become available, nobody is held responsible for updating the label. This is completely unacceptable.
Read More »NCHR Testimony at FDA on a New Drug Application for Asthma
March 19, 2015. Long-acting beta-agonists have a history of serious adverse events in asthma patients including a four-fold increase in asthma-related death. So, let’s start with the assumption that we don’t want a new LABA on the market unless we have good evidence about safety and efficacy.
Read More »NCHR Testimony at FDA on Clinical Trials for Atopic Dermatitis in Pediatric Patients
March 9, 2015. Atopic dermatitis affects a very young patient population, so it critical to have safety information for all age groups to prevent dangerous off label use. This is a vulnerable patient population, and the benefits for the treatment must be proven to outweigh the risks.
Read More »NCHR Testimony at the FDA Committee on Vaccines and Related Biological Products
March 4, 2015. An effective flu vaccine is critical for public health. Antiviral medications have very limited efficacy, so for many people the flu vaccine is the best line of defense to protect against infection. The CDC’s latest report calculated a 19% vaccine efficacy this year. That is simply not good enough. More importantly, this is not just one bad year. Four of the last 10 years the vaccine has been less than 40% effective.
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