The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public

by Alina Baciu, Kathleen Stratton, Sheila P. Burke, et al.

In the wake of publicity and congressional attention to drug safety issues, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the Institute of Medicine assess the drug safety system. The committee reported that a lack of clear regulatory authority, chronic underfunding, organizational problems, and a scarcity of post-approval data about drugs' risks and benefits have hampered the FDA's ability to evaluate and address the safety of prescription drugs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309103045
• ISBN13: 9780309103046
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"