Thursday, February 28, 2013

Advocate says FDA mission 'at risk' from lack of funds By Elise Viebeck - 02/27/13 03:00 PM ET fda budget

The head of a stakeholder group told the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday that funding has not kept pace with the agency's ever-expanding portfolio. 

Diane Dorman, president of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, told the agency's Science Board that the current $2.5 billion budget is "dramatically less" than the FDA requires. 

"This amount might have met the FDA's funding needs in late 2007 ... but not now," Dorman said. 

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/medical-devices-and-prescription-drug-policy-/285309-advocate-says-fda-mission-at-risk-from-lack-of-funds#ixzz2MAf3aifI 
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