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Officials from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services testified about live anthrax specimens …

Government officials testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on government operations that were high ris…

Officials from the Food and Drug Administration and the Government Accountability Office testified on the findings of an report on the FDA’s efforts to address drug shortages. Douglas Throck…

Witnesses testified on the safety of pharmaceuticals made fully or partially abroad. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report indicated that 80 percent of U.S. drug ingredients, and 4…

A hearing was held on the misleading and deceptive nature of direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription pharmaceuticals. Officials from the companies testified about Pfizer’s ads for…

Witnesses testified about safety inspections by U.S. government officials of foreign drug imports. They focused on a lack of resources for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect o…

Members of the Food and Drug Administration’s Science Board testified about the report, “The FDA Commission at Risk,” that they helped write. Topics included the FDA’s inability to fulfill i…

Marcia Crosse talked about the Food and Drug Administration and its inspection of foreign drugs. On November 1 the Government Accountability Office reported to the House Energy Subcommittee …

The subcommittee heard testimony on the safety of prescription drugs sold over the Internet and the dangers of rogue Internet sites selling controlled substances.

Witnesses testified about the use and negative side effects of the dietary supplement Ephedra. Many called on the Food and Drug administration to ban its use and distribution as an herbal st…