Nearly a third of drugs approved by the FDA between 2001 and 2010 had major safety issues

A prevalent argument used by the pharmaceutical industries in product liability cases is that the courts (and the judicial system) are not the proper venue to determine whether prescription drugs are dangerous. According to the argument, that type of decision should be left to the "experts" - in this case, to the FDA.  Plaintiffs and consumer advocates counter that the FDA is not efficient in its work and that, if anything, the best plan is to have a combination of mechanisms to improve the safety of the products in the market.

A new study by the Yale School of Medicine now provides support for those who argue that the FDA procedures are not particularly adequate when it comes to determining the safety of prescription drugs.  It found that nearly a third of those approved from 2001 through 2010 had major safety issues.  This information is particularly important now that the Trump administration has made it clear it prefers to eliminate regulation rather than strengthen it.

For more information on the recent study go here.