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FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
07 Jul 2025 09:12 GMT
… the GAO found.
Two FDA inspectors said the agency … will be missed,” former FDA inspector Patrick Stone said about … pushing for years. And FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced … trips overseas,” said former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, who served under …
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The secret gamble at the FDA that exposed Americans to risky drugs
24 Jun 2025 14:40 GMT
… -disciplinary approach.”
Years after the FDA started granting exemptions, some current … and effective.
Even before the FDA exempted Intas’ antidepressant bupropion, consumers … . So when Margaret Hamburg was appointed commissioner of the FDA in the aftermath …
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Concerns over FDA’s drug supply quality: for over a decade factories supposably banned from US were allowed to ship drugs
18 Jun 2025 18:52 GMT
… So when Margaret Hamburg was appointed commissioner of the FDA in the aftermath … crisis helped prompt the FDA, under Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, to ramp up inspections … . Highlighted by ProPublica.
Several FDA employees familiar with the inspection …
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Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
17 Jun 2025 09:31 GMT
… disciplinary approach.”
Years after the FDA started granting exemptions, some current … . So when Margaret Hamburg was appointed commissioner of the FDA in the aftermath … crisis helped prompt the FDA, under Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, to ramp up inspections …
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FDA Alumni, Experts Call on Makary To Stand Up Against Agency’s Politicization
29 Apr 2025 04:07 GMT
… regarding possible political interference in FDA decisions—particularly those regarding … Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and then–FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg butted heads over patient … of the FDA. “The integrity of FDA and of FDA decisionmaking are …
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Want the best sunscreens this Memorial Day? The FDA is blocking you.
27 May 2024 14:15 GMT
… In September 2023, an FDA advisory committee concluded that phenylephrine … In 2013, then-FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg told lawmakers that sorting … , for example, the FDA recognizes the Canadian Food … .
In short, the FDA’s overly cautious approach …
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Dr. Margaret Hamburg to speak at 159th Commencement
17 Mar 2023 11:27 GMT
… fitting, then, that Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg will be the speaker for … the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); she served in that position … one of the longest-serving FDA Commissioners in modern history, which …
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Revolving doors: board memberships, hedge funds, and the FDA chiefs responsible for regulating industry
09 May 2024 03:40 GMT
… 1 Other regulations prohibit FDA employees from holding … financial interests in any FDA “significantly regulated organisation” … of Margaret Hamburg, Califf’s predecessor who led the FDA between … Hamburg had relationships with FDA regulated companies before and …
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The BMJ investigates financial entanglements between FDA chiefs and the drug industry
09 May 2024 01:26 GMT
… for regulating.
Regulations prohibit FDA employees from holding financial interests … company. That includes Margaret Hamburg, who led FDA between 2009 and 2015 … Like her colleagues, Margaret Hamburg had relationships with FDA regulated companies before and …
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We Import Too Many Substandard Generic Drugs: Five Steps To Safety
08 Jul 2025 11:58 GMT
… In response, newly appointed FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg cracked down on overseas drugmakers … Congress howled. This prompted the FDA to quietly prioritize minimizing shortages … and possible regulatory action.
Improve FDA monitoring of adverse events. …