Congress Approves Bill To Post Rx Drug Safety Data Online
From iHealthBeat:
Congress last week approved legislation (HR 3580) that aims to provide the public with better and quicker access to data on drug safety and drug development, Technology Daily reports. . . . . . The compromise legislation calls for FDA Web sites to make more drug reviews publicly available and would create a public, online registry of clinical drug trials and their results. The information is aimed at helping patients, providers and researchers make better health care decisions, Technology Daily reports.