FDA Allows Scientist to Publish Data on Vioxx
From Times Wire Reports
The Food and Drug Administration has given a whistle-blower scientist permission to publish data indicating that as many as 139,000 people had heart attacks that may be linked to Vioxx, the scientist’s lawyer said.
Dr. David Graham, who works in the FDA’s Office of Drug Safety, testified in November before a Senate panel that the FDA fumbled in its handling of safety concerns around Vioxx and had mishandled concerns about five other widely used drugs. The FDA denies the allegations.
