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Volume 357:602-603 August 9, 2007 Number 6
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Safer Drugs for the American People
Gregory D. Curfman, M.D., Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D., and Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D.

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By wide margins, both the House and the Senate have now passed bills that aim to ensure the safety of the drug supply in the United States.1,2 Given the serious safety problems that have arisen with drugs taken by millions of Americans, this legislation is long overdue. It is now up to both houses of Congress to resolve the differences between the two versions and agree on a strong final bill to send to the President.

This year, Congress had to consider reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which it must do every 5 years. Under PDUFA, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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This article (10.1056/NEJMe078154) was published at www.nejm.org on July 18, 2007.



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