Revolving door between government and industry

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Appointing the fox to guard the henhouse.  This would be a good place to start if considering reform.

 

Sept 27, 2016

 

"When Drug Reviewers Leave The FDA, They Often Work For Pharma

More than a quarter of the Food and Drug Administration employees who approved cancer and hematology drugs from 2001 through 2010 left the agency and now work or consult for pharmaceutical companies, according to research published by a prominent medical journal Tuesday".

http://khn.org/news/when-drug-reviewers-leave-the-fda-they-often-work-for-pharma/

 

"Revolving door between government and industry" - Jeffrey Bien, internal medicine resident, Vinay Prasad, assistant professor of medicine

http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i5055

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Hi abcd,

 

How can we help in this cause?

 

I want to help with reform.

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Hey Next, I'd say we're way out of our league with this particular issue. 

Regarding raising benzo awareness, though, there are certainly other BBs doing some good work in that department.

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I would like to help in any way I can to help even one other person to avoid this...I'm sure many others feel the same way.