Essays on Fda

Introduction The FDA has certainly faced its share of controversy since its inception as an official governmental agency tasked with the approval and regulation of everything from ground beef to pharmaceuticals. One of the more recent controversies surrounds the question of whether the FDA should…

Pharmaceutical companies go through a seven-step process just in order to get the FDA to approve a drug for the general population. Although that may seem like an over-exaggeration of the importance of the FDA, each individual step has its own purpose. By the time…

Real Cost FDA Tobacco Campaign In 2011, the tobacco industry in the United States spent more than $8 billion on advertising and promotions (“Economic Facts”). Although teen smoking rates are lower than in the past, about 1 out of every 6 people aged 13-18 are…