How Safe Are Our Prescription Drugs?
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How Safe Are Our Prescription Drugs? ()
With 80 people dead after using a contaminated blood thinner imported from China, the head of the Food and Drug Administration faced withering cross examination from a Congressional subcommittee this week. If a drug is tested by scientists, does that mean it's safe? What if the scientists took money from the company that made the drug? Would more oversight slow down the process too much? Shouldn't the FDA be able to guarantee the safety of our prescriptions?
Guests:
- Peter Pitts: former Associate Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
- Eric Meslin: Director of the Center for Bioethics, Indiana University
- Phil Fontanarosa: Executive Deputy Director, Journal of the American Medical Association
Reporter's Notebook
Red-Blue Electoral Map Could Be Redrawn This Fall ()
Will California be a red state in November? Can the democrats win in the south this time? With more states up for grabs in November, both Democrats and Republicans are reworking their Electoral College strategies. Gerry Seib, executive Washington editor for the Wall Street Journal, is co-author of Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power.
Guests:
- Gerald Seib: Executive Washington Editor, Wall Street Journal
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