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Old but relevant article: The Pharmaceutical Industry Provides 75% Of The FDA's Budget.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 8:26 am
Posted on 9/15/21 at 8:26 am
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Caroline Chen of ProPublica has written a provocative article challenging the objectivity of the FDA in its approval of new drugs. Entitled: “FDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market”, Chen contends that the agency is beholden to the biopharmaceutical industry which pays three quarters of the FDA’s budget used for the drug review process. This is an astounding number. Is any other federal agency supported to this extent by the industry it regulates? Given this level of support, one might assume that the FDA would bend over backwards to meet the needs of its financial backers.
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No conflicts of interest here...
Posted on 9/15/21 at 8:35 am to GumboPot
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Is any other federal agency supported to this extent by the industry it regulates?
US Patent & Trademark Office is 100% fee funded. No scandals to date. But the patenting process is totally transparent. FDA approval process, not so much.
Posted on 9/15/21 at 8:39 am to gizmoflak
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Is any other federal agency supported to this extent by the industry it regulates?
You overlooked Congress?
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