E-DRUG: Sidney Wolfe appointed to FDA's Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee
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Dear e-druggers,
Some good news for the New Year... [Yes, good news indeed! Moderator]
Dr. Sidney Wolfe, WorstPills.org editor-in-chief and Public Citizen
Health Research Group co-founder, has been appointed to a four-year
term on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Drug Safety and
Risk Management Advisory Committee, which counsels the agency
concerning the safety of certain drugs.
In the context of this recent appointment, the January 9 edition of
The Wall Street Journal profiled Dr. Wolfe, highlighting his role as a
"drug-safety crusader" and a "pharmaceuticals rebel with a cause" in
an article and a video featured on the newspaper's website. "The
pharmaceutical industry has a recurring nightmare: Drug-safety
crusader Sidney Wolfe becomes a player at the Food and Drug
Administration," the article states.
The article (A Wolfe in Regulator's Clothing: Drug Industry Critic
Joins the FDA) is on line at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123145489435265929.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The 4 minute video (Pharmaceuticals Rebel with a Cause) is on line at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123145489435265929.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Dvideo
Dr. Wolfe has led Public Citizen's Health Research Group in playing a
major role in pushing 16 dangerous drugs off the market and requiring
warnings on many multibillion-dollar products.
Best regards,
Ciprian Jauca
Program Coordinator
Therapeutics Initiative
University of British Columbia
jauca@ti.ubc.ca
+1-604-822-0700
www.ti.ubc.ca