"In a study last year, the Institute of Medicine concluded that the federal 
system for approving and regulating drugs is in serious disrepair. That report, requested by the FDA, followed two years of controversy over drug safety after the 2004 withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx because of the risk of heart attack."
system for approving and regulating drugs is in serious disrepair. That report, requested by the FDA, followed two years of controversy over drug safety after the 2004 withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx because of the risk of heart attack."As a result the FDA was now provided with new powers and a more intense role in monitoring drug safety. At the same time, the legalization of importing cheaper drugs from other countries was not included. As the one dissenting senator put it:
"Safe drugs are obviously important, and there are a lot of good provisions in this bill," Sanders said. "But a safe drug doesn't mean anything to somebody who can't afford it."
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