July 26, 2010. Phthalates have been shown to cause adverse health effects. Due to the fact that safe alternatives to phthalates are available now, we urge industry to switch to these alternatives.
Read More »We’re Speaking Out on Health Issues
NCHR scientists and health policy experts provide written and oral statements on a wide range of topics.
Here are many of the ways we have been Speaking Out on Health Policy Issues for the last few years. Whether the topic is legislation intended to cure diseases, proposed bans on BPA or other chemicals that disrupt your hormones, the importance of including women, people of color, and patients over 65 in clinical trials, or many other topics, you’ll gain a better understanding of our evidence-based analyses by reading these letters, statements, and testimony.
Here are the ways we have been Speaking out on Medical Treatments and Products, such as prescription drugs and medical devices that the FDA is considering approving, or is considering taking off the market because of serious risks. Whether the topic is Chantix, Addyi, Yaz, Essure, or medical products you’ve never heard of, you can find out more about what is known and not known about the safety and effectiveness of a wide range of products by looking through this section of our website.
Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition Comments to FDA on Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements
June 28, 2010. These proposed changes are steps in the right direction, but we continue to have strong reservations about direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads, and we will continue to urge Congress to restrict or ban them.
Read More »Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition Comments to the FDA on “Food Additives; Bisphenol A”
June 4, 2010. There are many unanswered questions about the risks of BPA on human health, especially prenatal exposures, infants, and children.
Read More »Comments to the FDA on Bottled Water and the Proposed Allowable Level for the Chemical Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
May 27, 2010. Scientific evidence suggests that phthalates may be harmful to humans, and increase the risk of serious diseases such as cancer and reproductive problems.
Read More »Testimony on Acurox
April 22, 2010. Although Acura Pharmaceuticals should be applauded for trying to reduce the misuse and abuse of oxycondone, the key question is: can Acurox easily be abused?
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