A record year for the pharmaceutical lobby in '07

By M. Asif Ismail

Washington's largest lobby racks up another banner year on Capitol Hill

Excerpts from this story referencing "Prescription Drug User Fee Act":

"… try had better luck with two other laws it lobbied robustly to extend, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act and the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. Both were reauthorized in t …"

FDA: A shell of its former self

By M. Asif Ismail

The Food and Drug Administration lacks the power to regulate pharmaceuticals and keep you safe

Excerpts from this story referencing "Prescription Drug User Fee Act":

"… regulatory policy.Two such laws that gave the industry more clout are the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992, which accelerated the new-drug approval process, and the FDA Mode …"

"… one division of CDER is funded adequately: the drug approval division.The Prescription Drug User Fee Act, enacted in 1992, imposed fees on companies applying for drug approval. Th …"