Recent questions tagged fda

Description : Genetically modified food producers don't want it to be labelled 'GMO' (or should it be 'GMF') Where are you on this issue?

Last Answer : answer:a) Not that they're questionable, just that consumers freak out about it. Like how nuclear magnetic resonance got renamed magnetic resonance because people get creeped out by the word nuclear. b) I ... 't mean it's not there. For what it's worth, I have no problem with GM products.

Description : Vioxx versus Celebrex. what's the difference?

Last Answer : They are both Cox3 inhibitors, and they can both cause death above the recommended dose or for usage longer than 5 days.

Description : Does anyone know what the rate of success must be for an FDA approved clinical trial.

Last Answer : Sadly, I do not. Check this out: http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/default.htm Might be a link or two there that can help somewhat. I would have to ... , try contacting a local university and getting a pharmacology/genetics/biochemistry grad student on the phone.

Description : Does anyone on here work for a regulatory agency?

Last Answer : My cousin works for the USDA. Give me a list of questions and I’ll send them his way. I can’t guarantee he’ll want to answer them, but if he does, I’ll let you know his answers.

Description : Politely rephrasing previous question: Do you think the FDA urgently needs to be revamped?

Last Answer : I don't know enough about it to have an opinion on whether it's owing to the structure and mission of the FDA that these problems have occurred or not. But any large organization ... or refutes the implication that some kind of systemic problem within the agency is responsible for these complaints?