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Date Sept. 30, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-110 Title

Prescription Drugs: Companies Typically Charge More in the United States Than in Canada

c lJnited States General Accounting Office GAO September 1992 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce; House of Representatives PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Companies Q-pieally Charge More in the United States Than in Canada ,- aESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Offke unless specifically approved by the Office of Congres...
Date Aug. 31, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-231 Title

Cancer Treatment: Actions Taken to More Fully Utilize the Bark of Pacific Yews on Federal Land

All~llst. awz CANCER TREATMENT Actions Taken to More Fully Utilize the ESark of Pacific Yews on Federal Land RESTI&ICTEIX-Not to be ?eleas&l~outside ‘the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Offke of Congressional Relations., ” ..-- -.. ._-. I.-...~..I*.. --.-..I..--...-.----_ ..” . . -_-_-_--I -. i m GAO United Statee General Accounting OffIce Washington, D.C. 20648...
Date Aug. 5, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-209 Title

Food Safety and Quality: FDA Strategy Needed to Address Animal Drug Residues in Milk

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY FDA Strategy Needed to Address Animal Drug Residues in Milk ,-. II lllllM Ill 147221 .._ b . .__ .__. --..ll.-- ._--. .._. I” .-I_--. ----~.- (;Ao,IRCEI)-92-209 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-246269 August 5,1992 The Honorable Ted Weiss Chairman, Human Resourcesand Intergovernmen...
Date Aug. 5, 1992 Report No. T-RCED-92-89 Title

Food Safety and Quality: FDA Strategy Needed to Address Animal Drug Residues in Milk

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday August 5, 1992 Testimony Before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY FDA Strategy Needed Address Animal Drun Residues in Milk Statement of John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agricultu...
Date April 28, 1992 Report No. T-PEMD-92-8 Title

Over the Counter Drugs: Gaps and Potential Vulnerabilities in the Regulatory System

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at IO:00 am., EDT Tuesday, April 28, 1992 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities and Energy Committee on Small Business House of Representatives OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS Gaps and Potential Vulnerabilities in the Regulatory System Statement of Kwai-Cheung Chan Director of Program Evaluation i...
Date April 8, 1992 Report No. T-PEMD-92-5 Title

Nonprescription Drugs: Over the Counter and Underemphasized

Uniied States General Accounting Office GAO For releaseon Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m., EDT Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS Over the Counter and Underemphasized Statementof Kwai-Cheung Chan Director of Program EvaIuation in Physical Syste...
Date April 7, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-85 Title

FDA Premarket Approval: Process of Approving Ansaid as a Drug

GAO United States General Accounting OflIce Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-248171 April 7,1992 The Honorable William J. Hughes Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives The Honorable Dennis DeConcini Chairman, Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks Committee on the Judiciary Unite...
Date April 7, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-86 Title

FDA Premarket Approval: Process of Approving Olestra as a Food Additive

GAO FDA PREmmT.. .. .__.. _ APPROVAL Process of Approving Ol.estra as a Food Additive #I lllllll1lllll 146387 __ _ ..-_--. _-.-.” GAO United States General Accounting OfTIce Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-247488 April 7,1992 The Honorable William J. Hughes Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration Committee on the Judiciary House of Representa...
Date March 4, 1992 Report No. T-RCED-92-36 Title

Cancer Treatment: Efforts to More Fully Utilize the Pacific Yew's Bark

United StatesGeneral Accounting Of&e Testimony Before the Sub. on Fisheriesand Wildlife Conservationand the Environment, Corn. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries;the Sub. on National Parks and Public Lands, Corn. on Interior and Insular Affairs; and the Sub. on Forests,Family Farmsand Energy, Corn. on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m., EST Wednesday...
Date Jan. 17, 1992 Report No. RCED-92-63 Title

Food Safety and Quality: FDA Needs Stronger Controls Over the Approval Process for New Animal Drugs

.- .._ __.... .__. ._ .._._.... - .,......._. . -._ .- t,44 .-.-I.--.-.-.-~-----~.~ Of’f’iw ^... -........... Sl.;tIJvs (;c~~rc~r;rl Acwbunling --.___ ~I. tIlli..“l-._-.-l-“l.-- -.“-.- --_.-I_-- FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY FDA Needs Stronger Controls Over the Approval Process for New Animal Drugs GAO unitedstatee General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Econ...
Date Jan. 14, 1992 Report No. PEMD-92-5 Title

Drug Abuse Research: Federal Funding and Future Needs

DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH Federal Funding and Future Needs .., 1111111 Ill1 llll 146460 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Offke unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-246466 January 14,1992 The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr....
Date Jan. 10, 1992 Report No. PEMD-92-9 Title

Nonprescription Drugs: Over the Counter and Underemphasized

rlltllm-y 199% NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS Over the Counter and Underemphasized GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-246187 January lo,1992 The Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Energy Committee on Small Business House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In your letter of Feb...
Date Sept. 27, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-14 Title

Off-Label Drugs: Reimbursement Policies Constrain Physicians in Their Choice of Cancer Therapies

Reimbursement Policies Constrain Physicians in Their Choice of Cancer Therapies GAO,‘ I~:MI)-9 I’ 1- I4 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-24286 1 September 27,lQQl The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: At your request, we have studied the prevalence of off-label use of anticancer drugs; how that use ...
Date Sept. 25, 1991 Report No. T-PEMD-91-14 Title

Drug Abuse Research: Federal Funding and Future Needs

7- 01 m United States General Accounting Office/ f# 7 j %’ Testimony I 144955 -~~ .~~ t II b For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday September 25, 1991 Drug Abuse Research: Federal Funding and Future Needs Statement of Eleanor Chelimsky Assistant Comptroller General Program Evaluation and Methodology Division Before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Committee on Go...
Date Feb. 25, 1991 Report No. PEMD-91-12BR Title

Off-Label Drugs: Initial Results of a National Survey

11 1; Ji Jo t -- __...._ -----. ^.-- ______ -..._.__.__- _........ - United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-242851 February 25,199l The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In September 1989, you asked us to conduct a study on reimbursement denials ...
Date Jan. 30, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-55FS Title

Drug Abuse: The Crack Cocaine Epidemic--Health Consequences and Treatment

DRUG ABUSE The Crack Cocaine Epidemic: Health Consequences and Treatment 1’ a:, I 1* _ .__.._..._.._ -__--..-..-.---_-.----..-.---.- .._ --_-..--_-_--l_-._---------~-J ___--. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-242736 January 30,199l The Honorable Charles Range1 Chairman, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control House of Representa...
Date April 26, 1990 Report No. PEMD-90-15 Title

FDA Drug Review: Postapproval Risks 1976-1985

P United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee . on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FDA DRUG REVIEW Postapproval Risks 1976-85 Not to be released outside the BESTRICTEDGeneral Accounting Office def38 SPeCme GAO/PEMD-90-15 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D...
Date Sept. 15, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-142 Title

FDA Resources: Comprehensive Assessment of Staffing, Facilities, and Equipment Needs

U&ted States General Accounting Office “GAO September 1989 Report to Congressional Requesters - FDA RESOURCES Comprehensive Assessment of Staffing, Facilities, and Equipment Needed g GAO/HRD-89-142 .. \! 2 ,’ ,1 Human Resources Division B-23.57 13 September 15, 1989 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, Ranking Minority Member Committee and Labor and Human Res...
Date June 13, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-58 Title

ADP Planning: FDA's Plans to Improve Processing of Medical Device and Drug Applications

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1989 I Report to Congressional Requesters ADPPLANNING FDA’s Plans to Improve Processing of Medical Device and Drug Applications GAO/IMTEC-89-58 -- GAO General Accounting Office Waahington, D.C. 20648 Information Management and Technology Division united states B-223076 June 13,1989 The Honorable Quentin N. Burdick Chairman, Subcommittee on Agricul...
Date May 24, 1989 Report No. PEMD-89-18 Title

Prescription Drugs: Information on Selected Drug Utilization Review Systems

Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate May 1989 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Infomation on Selected Drug Utilization Review Systems GAO/PEMD-89-18 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-235483 May 24,1989 The Honorable David Pryor Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: You...
Date Feb. 28, 1989 Report No. PEMD-89-9 Title

Breast Cancer: Patients' Survival

GAO February 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on-* Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives - BREAST C..NCER Patients’ Survival GAO/PEMD-89-9 About Our New Cover... GAO'S efforts The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in to improve the presentation of our reports. Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-226468 Fe...
Date Sept. 5, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-32 Title

Drug Regulation: FDA's Computer Systems Need To Be Better Managed

. , 1 * ? United States General Accounting Office “GAO September 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives I DRUG REGULATION, FDA’s Computer Systems Need ,fb Be I Better Managed nl~llllln~~ 131277 p#STPUIC~D-- Not, $0 be rdsnseb Ofikk? Of o-3 icxiad~m. tho CfaXd Accounting approval b...
Date Sept. 26, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-52 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Improvements Needed in Clinical Testing of Anticancer Drugs

Report To The Honorable Paula liawkins United tates Senate RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improvements Needed In Clinical Testing Of Anticancer Drugs Despite improvements Administration (FDA) (NCI) have carried out patients during clinical improvements should in the way the Food and Drug and the National Cancer Institute their responsibilities of protecting testing of anticancer drugs, further be ma...
Date June 23, 1983 Report No. 121728 Title

Health: Clinical Testing of Anticancer Drugs

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 A.M. EDT June 23, 1983 STATEMENTOF EDWARD DENSMORE,DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HUMANRESOURCES A. DIVISION BEFORETHE SENATE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRESOURCES ON THE CLINICAL TESTING OF ANTICANCERDRUGS Madam Chairman, our review 1 we are pleased testing to be here today of anticancer to discuss of the clini...
Date April 26, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-41 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: FDA's Approach to Reviewing Over-the-Counter Drugs Is Reasonable, but Progress Is Slow

I. 1 L ,jej+$-f/ //g/q6 ’ BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES FDA’s Approach To Reviewing Over-The-Counter Drugs Is Reasonable, But Progress Is Slow F’ederal law requires the Food and Drug Administration to ensure that drugs sold csver the counter are safe and effective. FDA has designed a reasonable approach to regulating this large market, where retail sales...
Date Nov. 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-16 Title

Speeding Up the Drug Review Process: Results Encouraging but Progress Slow

Comptroller General CiF THE UNITEDSTATES Speeding Up The Drug Review Ffrocess:Results Encouraging -E&t Progress Slow G ’0 is recommending actions that the Secreta of Health and Human Services could take to 4Yurther reduce drug review time. 117126 tj RD.8246 NOVEMBEdr 23,1981 Raquast for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Serv...
Date July 17, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-125 Title

Health: Federal Drug Development Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-202161 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Subcommittee on Health Chairman, and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. 115882 Chairman: -P----" "1) (HRD-81-125) Subject: Federal Drug Development Programs L J This is in response to your request that we develop information o...
Date June 6, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-55 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Answers to Questions on Selected FDA Bureau of Biologics' Regulation Activities

Comptroller General FDA Bureau Of Biologics’ Regulation Activities The Food and Drug Administration’s Bureau of Biologics regulates certain drugs, including those used to diagnose and treat allergies and to vaccinate people against a number of communicable diseases. This report answers questions by several Senators concerning --allergenic product regulation; safety, --biological tests to ensur...
Date Feb. 28, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-53 Title

Health: Review of the National Cancer Institute's Acquisition and Screening of Plant Extracts

The Honorable Edward Fl. Kennedy Chairman, Subcommittee on Heal@ 81,,~: :;I"'. " JS and Scientific Research Committee on Labor and Human Resources Vnited States Senate Dear Xr, Chairman: _ I i pI '8, - ,1):" Subject: Review of '%cquisition (HRD-80-53) Cancer Institute's the Xational and Screening of Plant Extracts -~'1 letter asked us to review Your January 18, 1979, selected research management a...
Date Sept. 24, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-85A Title

Health: A Review of Research Literature and Federal Involvement Relating to Selected Obstetric Practices

STUDY THESTAFFOFTHE BY US, /io%37 l General Accounting Office “A Review Of Research Literature And Federal Involvement Relating To Selected Obstetric Practices Research literature does not resolve the controversy over U S obstetric practices The literature IS generally mconcluslve about the benefits versus risks for five selected obstetric practices elective induction of labor, medication to rel...
Date Sept. 24, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-85 Title

Health: Evaluating Benefits and Risks of Obstetric Practices--More Coordinated Federal and Private Efforts Needed

r- . BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Evaluating Benefits And RisksOf Obstetric Practices--More Coordinated Federal And Private Efforts Needed The Federal Government, through the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, has a number of responslbMles relating to U S obstetric practices, including --ensuring the safety of drugs and medical --funding fessional ti...
Date June 19, 1979 Report No. 109679 Title

Health: Food and Drug Administration's Drug Approval Process

DNITEL STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING I3.C. 20546 OFFICE WASHINGTON, FOR RELEASE GPj DELIVERY EXFECTEC AT lG:OO A.M. EDT JUNE 19, 1'379 GREGORY J. STATEMENT OF GIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES CIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ANG TECHNOLOGY SUECOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH ANC TECHNOLOGY OPi THE: FOOLj ANL; I;RUG ADMINISTRATION'S CRUG APFROVAL, YROCkSS AHART, J 109679 Mr. Fleased our review Chairmen ...
Date April 4, 1978 Report No. 093973 Title

Veterans Affairs: VA Controls Over the Use of Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Date June 27, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-115 Title

The Swine Flu Program: An Unprecedented Venture in Preventive Medicine

Date July 15, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-96 Title

Health: Federal Control of New Drug Testing Is Not Adequately Protecting Human Test Subjects and the Public

Food and Drug /M-ministration Department of Health, Education, and Welfare The Food and Drug Administration has neither adequately monitored new drug tests nor adequately enforced compliance with testing requirements. Consequently, it lacks assurance (1) that the thousands of human subjects used in such tests annually are protected from unnecessary hazards of new drugs or (2) that the test data us...