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FDA Too Close to Drug Companies It Regulates

By Sen. Chuck Grassley
Special to Roll Call
June 18, 2007, Midnight

Americans rely on the pharmaceutical industry to develop and produce life-saving and life-enhancing drugs. Americans also rely on the Food and Drug Administration to determine drug safety, monitor emerging risks, and inform doctors and their patients in a timely way when problems come up.

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