Mar 12 Senate Approves McClellan As New Medicare Chief The Senate approved FDA chief Mark McClellan's nomination to head Medicare on Friday, after the vote was delayed over concerns about his opposition to legalizing the importation of prescription drugs. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Importing Drugs The federal government has said it is opposed to the importing of cheaper prescription drugs because it cannot guarantee the safety of drugs produced in another country. As the debate over importing prescription drugs into the United States continues, Susan… Continue watching
Mar 11 FDA Chief McClellan Testifies on Drug Importation Concerns The Food and Drug Administration commissioner and White House nominee to run Medicare, Mark McClellan, reiterated his concerns about drug importation during a contentious Senate hearing Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Extended Interview: Hank McKinnell Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell talks to Susan Dentzer about his concern that legalizing drug importation from Canada could expose U.S. consumers to counterfeit drugs. He also talks about the importance of making sure other countries pay a fair price for… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Mark Mcclellan Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Mark McClellan talks to Susan Dentzer about the risks of buying pharmaceuticals from Canadian Internet pharmacies and the challenges of trying to prevent unsafe drugs from reaching U.S. consumers. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Extended Interview Tom Brogan helped set up the federal Canadian board that reviews drug prices when he was an official at Canada's health ministry and now consults for private pharmaceutical companies. Brogan talks to Susan Dentzer about the factors that contribute to… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Extended Interview Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich discusses his efforts to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to allow his state to buy prescription drugs from Canada. Continue watching
Feb 26 FDA Approves New Cancer Treatment Drug By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug that attacks cancer by choking off its blood supply -- a treatment for advanced colon cancer called Avastin. Continue reading
Feb 26 Illinois Residents Sue FDA As Debate Over Drug Importation Heats Up The governor of Illinois Thursday backed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to overturn the ban on buying prescription drugs from Canada. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Antibiotics & Cancer A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that there may be a link between the use of antibiotics and breast cancer, the second leading cause of death among American women. Continue watching