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Doctors for America
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Sept 19, 2023
Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Takes Policy Priorities to DC
Meetings will include members of Congress to discuss the need for a full funding, and Leaders at the FDA to discuss robust public advisory committees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Doctors for America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force is meeting with leaders on Capitol Hill and the FDA to discuss the importance of robust funding for the agency and the integral role advisory committees play in transparent and thorough therapeutic review and approvals.
On Wednesday, Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force will meet with a bi-partisan roster of legislators representing four states, to discuss the importance of fully funding the FDA.
“The FDA is the “gold standard” for therapeutic approvals and must maintain adequate funding levels to support thorough reviews free from outside influence. We’re meeting with policymakers to discuss how the FDA impacts the work that we do everyday as practicing physicians and why as a Task Force we’re working to ensure that patient safety remains the core consideration in all approvals.” – Reuben Mathew, Medicine-Pediatrics Physician in New Orleans, Louisiana
The Task Force will also meet with the FDA’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Namandjé N. Bumpus to discuss the important role of advisory committees in maintaining transparency and trust in new drug approvals.
For press inquiries for members of the FDA Task Force Doctors for America please contact Claire Onyechi with Continuum Health Group ([email protected]).
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Doctors for America mobilizes doctors and medical students to be leaders in putting patients over politics to improve the health of our patients, communities, and nation. We are 27,000 physicians and medical students in all 50 states, representing all areas of specialization. Our impact areas focus on access to affordable care, community health and prevention, and health justice and equity. DFA focuses solely on what is best for our patients, not on the business side of medicine, and does not accept any funding from pharmaceutical or medical device companies. This uniquely positions DFA as the organization that puts patients over politics and patients over profits. Find out more at doctorsforamerica.org and on Twitter @drsforamerica.