December 18, 2019. We can all agree that there is a need for better treatment options for patients with epithelioid sarcoma. We can also agree that new treatments still need to have a real and meaningful benefit to patients. Just as important, there needs to be enough information about this treatment option so that patients and their physicians can determine if the benefits outweigh the risks for each patient, so they can decide whether or not to try it. There can be differences of opinion on what would be a meaningful benefit and what is a likely risk, and those will vary for individual patients.
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.
NCHR Testimony on Olaparib for the Treatment of Germline BRCA-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer
December 17, 2019. The limitations of this study make the evaluation of the risks and benefits associated with Olaparib for germline BRCA-mutated pancreatic cancer difficult.
Read More »NCHR Testimony on Vernakalant for Rapid Conversion of Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)
December 10, 2019. The benefit Vernakalant for rapid conversion of recent-onset Afib might possibly provide to a subset of patients does not outweigh the serious risks associated with it.
Read More »NCHR Comments on Abuse Deterrent Formulations for Stimulant Medications
November 19, 2019. If FDA approves abuse deterrent formulations, the label should clearly describe the exact property demonstrated in studies.
Read More »NCHR’s Comments on the Safer Technologies Program (STeP) for Medical Devices
November 18, 2019. We therefore respectfully urge the FDA to revise the proposed guidance in ways that ensure that all medical devices undergo more rigorous testing prior to being approved or cleared.
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