Five Things Industry Can Do to Support True FDA Reform, and Restore Public Confidence (written by Luke Timmerman @ Xconomy)
1. Support an increase in the FDA budget.
2. Voluntarily ban all direct-to-consumer TV advertising.
3. Support legislation to ban FDA advisory committee members with conflicts of interest.
4. Full disclosure of FDA complete response letters.
5. Finance strong “regulatory science” programs at U.S. business schools and medical schools.
The FDA is one of the easiest punching bags in American politics. Depending on your point of view, it’s either too hard on...
