Word: fda
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...doctor's prescription are now primed to arrive on shelves at convenience stores and groceries. More and more, pharmaceutical firms are asking officials at the Food and Drug Administration to approve certain medications that the companies say are safe enough to be sold directly to the public. And the FDA is listening. "The population is getting smarter and better educated in the use of drugs," says Dr. Michael Weintraub, head of the FDA office that approves over-the-counter drugs. "That's a factor in allowing us to approve some of these switches." It may also spur competition and prolong...
...over the past year. But doctors hope repetition will arouse the public to demand action, including bans on all cigarette advertising, tobacco exports and industry contributions to scientists and politicians. Any such action seems unlikely in the current antiregulatory political climate. House Speaker Newt Gingrich's comment on the FDA proposals was that the agency had "lost its mind." President Clinton guardedly endorsed stronger controls on smoking by youths, but stressed that he had not yet seen the new report from the FDA...
...White House officials are discussingnew ways to regulate tobacco products. But he did not confirm a report in the New York Times that the agency will recommend to President Clinton that nicotine be classified as an addictive drug. Responding to the Times report, House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the FDA had "lost its mind." Seeking to diffuse the situation, Clinton would only say that children should be discouraged from smoking...
...some high-ranking government officials seemto agree. David A. Kessler, commissioner of theFood and Drug Administration (FDA), says basicresearch has direct benefits for the Americanpeople...
...FDA is also concerned about the ease with which teens can obtain cigarettes...