FDA News Digest

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Title: FDA News Digest

FDA News Digest

July 21, 2008

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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

 

»  News

    -- FDA Fellowship Program Aims to Attract Scientists, Other Professionals

    -- $1.1 Million Settlement Reached with California Hearing Device Maker

»  Congressional Testimony

»  Safety Alerts/Recalls

»  Upcoming Public Meetings

»  Consumer Health Information

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NEWS

 

FDA Fellowship Program Aims to Attract Scientists, Other Professionals

FDA is launching a two-year fellowship program aimed at attracting scientists, engineers and health professionals to the agency. The FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship Program will provide participants with advanced training in the scientific analysis involved in the safety and regulatory decisions unique to the agency’s mission.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01861.html 

 

$1.1 Million Settlement Reached with California Hearing Device Maker

FDA has reached a settlement with California hearing device manufacturer Advanced Bionics LLC and its president and CEO, Jeffrey Greiner, over alleged federal violations involving the failure to notify FDA of a change in outside supplier, which may have exposed patients to unnecessary health risks, such as device failure and surgery. Under the terms of the settlement, Advanced Bionics will pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million, and Greiner will pay $75,000.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01860.html 

 

To view an archive of recent FDA news releases, go to

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpnews.html.

   

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http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/rssPress.xml.

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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

 

July 9 -- FDA Associate Director of Safety Policy and Communication Paul Seligman, M.D., appeared before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Subject: FDA's drug safety initiatives

http://www.fda.gov/ola/2008/PTSDdrugs070908.html

  

To view an archive of past testimony by FDA officials, go to

http://www.fda.gov/ola/listing.html

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SAFETY ALERTS/RECALLS

 

For a list of recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts involving FDA-regulated

products from the past 60 days, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html. 

 

To access the RSS feed of FDA recalls information, go to

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml  

[What is an RSS feed? See http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/newsfeeds.html.]  

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UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS

 

Sept. 8-10 -- Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

    Location: Washington, D.C.

http://www.pda.org/webmodules/webarticles/templates/new_conferences_2008_PDA_FDA.aspx?articleid=1453&zoneid=190

 

Sept. 10-12 -- Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)/FDA Pharmaceutical Ingredient Supply Chain Conference

    Location: Washington, D.C.

http://www.pda.org/webmodules/webarticles/templates/2008_PDA-FDA_Pharmaceutical_Ingredient_Supply_Chain_Conference.aspx?articleid=1803&zoneid=233

 

For a complete list of upcoming meetings, seminars, and other public events sponsored

or co-sponsored by FDA, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpmeetings.html.

 

 

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION

 

Consumer updates in the spotlight this week are:

 

›  FDA 101: Advisory Committees

http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/advisory_committees070108.html

›  Radiology and Children: Extra Care Required

http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/radiology_kids062308.html

 

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For the latest in consumer health news from FDA, visit http://www.fda.gov/consumer/default.htm. 

 

 

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