Safety of Arthritis Drugs, Day 1, Part 4
A joint meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s Arthritis and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees held a forum on the safety of “COX-2” inhibitors. The function of the advisory committee was to provide advice and recommendations to the FDA on regulatory issues.
Physicians spoke at a meeting to assess the safety records of arthritis drugs. Representatives for the drugs Celebrex, Bextra, Parecoxib, an… read more
Physicians spoke at a meeting to assess the safety records of arthritis drugs. Representatives for the drugs Celebrex, Bextra, Parecoxib, and Naproxen spoke as did representatives for the Food and Drug Administration. They also responded to questions from members of the committee.
A joint meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s Arthritis and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees held a forum on the safety of “COX-2” inhibitors. The function of the advisory committee was to provide advice and recommendations to the FDA on regulatory issues. close
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- Andrew Dannenberg Director New York Presbyterian Hospital->Cancer Prevention
- Ernest Hawk Director National Institutes of Health->Office of Ctrs.,Training and Resources
- Martin Huber Vice President Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.->Global
- Nancy Nussmeier Director Texas Heart Institute->Cardiovascular Medicine
- Lee Simon Physician
- Andrew Whelton Professor
- William White Professor University of Connecticut
- James Witter Lead Medical Officer U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
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