Inside the FDA: The Business and Politics Behind the Drugs We Take and the Food We Eat
by Fran Hawthorne
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Author: Fran HawthorneEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-25
ISBN: 0471610917
Number of pages: 338
Publisher: Wiley
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- ISBN13: 9780471610915
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Amazing book, although it misses one key insight
Summary: 5 Stars
Far better and more balanced than any book to date on the subject. The book does an amazing job explaining the external forces tugging in all directions at the FDA without those shrill calls for "reform" made by so-called public interests like CSPI or misguided lawmakers like Hinchey out of NY.
The only thing missing from the analysis are the internal forces. FDA attitudes are very much related to the belief system of the staff and the culture fostered by the institution.
If you've ever been on the receiving end of an FDA action, you know the prevailing culture inside the FDA views the entire industry as the police view criminals. The FDA often seems to doubt every iota of data, question every motive and act as if the administrative procedures which insure fairness are somehow boundaries on a power they believe should be limitless. Many parts of the FDA are an "end-justifies-the-means" culture. Staff who don't toe the line and approach industry with all out animosity and suspicion are often suspect themselves of being deficient in intellect and/or integrity.
The book does a bang up job analyzing external forces. If Ms. Hawthorne actually could have gotten inside the front lines at FDA, she would have had all the facts she needed for a superb analysis.
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