The article reports that Ottawa's House of Commons approved the Bill C-17, a drug safety
law which amends the Food and Drugs Act. Topics discussed include the law to give …

Abstract The Food and Drugs Act theoretically gives Health Canada considerable authority
in dealing with safety issues but there are also significant limitations in the legislation …

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr1 READING A RECENT NEWSPAPER MIGHT REMIND ONE of
the above quote. One of the questions the na-tion is currently confronted with is what should …

WASHINGTON—Acknowledging that its drug safety system is inadequate, several Food and
Drug Administration officials told an Institute of Medicine panel examining the issue that the …

The safety of pharmaceutical drugs in Canada is a concern. While Health Canada is given
the power to measure safety and approve drugs, the process has its limits. There is a …

While some observers such as the Canadian Medical Association argued for an
independent drug surveillance agency, the Canadian Pharmacists Association will support …

Abstract [Vanessa Young]'s father, Conservative MP Terence Young, has spent the years
since Vanessa's death campaigning for better postmarket surveillance and prescription drug …

The article reports on the recommendation of the US Institute of Medicine's Committee on
the Assessment of the Drug Safety System regarding the need to initiate reforms for the Food …

Reports that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human
Services has issued a draft compliance program guidance for pharmaceutical industry in the …

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity to appear
before you this afternoon. It was important for me personally to come because I care deeply …