Durbin/Hatch bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt has promised to examine legislation mandating adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and OTC drugs, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), notes during Jan. 26 confirmation hearing. Durbin and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) are working together to create an AER bill with input from industry (1"The Tan Sheet" June 28, 2004, p. 3). "There should be a clearinghouse at FDA for manufacturers to provide data about the safety of their products," Durbin says. "As we develop legislation this year, Leavitt has agreed to review it"...