In the meantime, consult this FDA consumer information page for details on the risks of tanning beds and the different types of ultraviolet radiation.
Some depression sufferers have not only complained to FDA and consumer advocates about the negative effects of being switched from Wellbutrin XL to its generic, they have sued the generic manufacturers (as noted in this Legal Pulse post).
FORBES: FDA Needs To Address Concerns Over Generic Drug Equivalence
The findings are based on reports by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
With the assistance of supplement manufacturers, the FDA does track consumer reports of side effects and other problems, however.
That ruling prompted calls from consumer advocates for the FDA to change its regulations, which the agency is now considering doing ( please look here).
FORBES: Good For Generic Drugmakers? White House To Argue In Favor Of Preemption
Some consumer advocates argue that the FDA is too understaffed to investigate all the potential problems in its files, that regulatory actions often take years and that consumers and health-care professionals need better safety information in the meantime.
Many of the FDA panelists argued that direct-to-consumer advertising should stop.
But a Consumer Reports analysis found that the FDA was as likely to warn about manufacturing issues at a brand-name drug factory as a generic one, Dr. Santa says.
Among his suggestions: better methods for tracking drug side effects, substantially less direct-to-consumer advertising, and giving the FDA the legislative authority to force drugmakers to conduct trials that fully examine the risks of their medicines.
The Food and Drug Administration replied to accusations that a top official had perjured himself during Congressional hearings about direct-to-consumer genetic tests, saying that the FDA stood behind his statements.
To date, direct-to-consumer genetic tests have not been reviewed by the FDA and as a result, we cannot verify that they provide safe and accurate results.
The FDA first considered limiting sales of ephedra in 1997 after scientists and consumer advocates started to raise concerns.
Getting spinach back on store shelves--and starting to win back consumer confidence--will depend partly on how precisely FDA investigators can track down the cause of the current outbreak.
Earlier this year, prompted by the growing availability of consumer DNA tests, the American Medical Association sent a letter to the FDA saying that genetic testing should only be done with the guidance of a doctor or trained genetic counselor.
The FDA banned the use of BPA in baby bottles in July 2012, because of growing consumer concerns over its link to developmental delays.
The fees would also pay for several other proposals, and the FDA will ask for new fees to pay for the review of direct-to-consumer advertisements that run on TV.
The consumer giant has linked up with Noven Pharmaceuticals, a Miami outfit that already makes an FDA-approved two-hormone patch for women in menopause.
The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, which legislated the requirement for food allergy labeling guidelines, also required the FDA to implement rules for voluntary gluten-free labeling guidelines by August 2008.
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