FDA ' s Dependence on User Fees & " Institutional Corruption " Blamed for Dramatic Increase in Drug Adverse Events and Deaths

Did you know that prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S.? This does not include deaths and hospitalizations from over-dosing, errors, or recreational drug use. We know this because of  hundreds of thousands of drug & quot;Adverse Event Reports & quot; (AERs) every year & quot;Adverse Event Reports & quot; received by the FDA directly from healthcare professionals (HCPs such as physicians, pharmacists, nurses and others), consumers (such as patients, family members, lawyers and others), and drug companies, which are normally required to send AERs it receives from HCPs to the FDA. < br > < br > The following chart shows the trend in AERs received by the FDA from 2004 through 2015. < br > < br > < div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRYrfQZT698/V5ZScFZsEOI/AAAAAAAAIx4/CdavxP2J0YsnGbxCU1tOlUiQZrKmqGSxQCLcB/s1600/AER-TrendCharts2004-2015.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 480 " src= " https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRYrfQZT698/V5ZScFZsEOI/AAAAAAAAIx4/CdavxP2J0YsnGbxCU1tOlUiQZrKmqGSxQCLcB/s400/AER-TrendCharts2004-2015.jpg " width= " 500 " > < /a > < /div > < br > I have analyzed data from 2003 through 2014 to look at the number of AERs submitted by HCPs versus consumers, the number of serious adverse events virus the number of adverse events involving death, and the correlation between serious AEs and user fees...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Adverse events AER Drug Safety PDUFA Source Type: blogs