title: The FDA Drug Safety Bill: how safe are our drugs?
abstract: The world of drug safety is undergoing major changes in the US, Europe and elsewhere following several major drug withdrawals, billion dollar lawsuits, NGO studies of drug safety and widespread media attention in the US. Some of the events of the past few years are reviewed along with some of the reactions and changes in the FDA and the field of drug safety followed by the author's conclusions and views on the future of drug safety.
authors.forename: Barton
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cobert
mesh_terms: D017277:Drug Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D012449:Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*