Administration urged to restore use tests on pediatric drugs. (Markets).(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, April, 2002

A BIPARTISAN group of senators has asked the Bush administration to restore a federal regulation requires drug firms to test their products for use by children. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, the lawmakers criticize a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to shelve a 1997 Clinton administration requirement that drugmakers conduct research to determine whether drugs are safe and effective for children.

"Taking any tool to achieve pediatric testing off the table is contrary to the overarching goal of ensuring that medicines are safe and available for our children' wrote Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.). The letter was signed by 11 other senators including Republican Mike DeWine of Ohio. Sens. Dodd...

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