AMA APPLAUDS FDA COMMITMENT TO GENERIC DRUG PROGRAM
Initiative will increase physician confidence, ensure drug safety
Statement attributable to:
Yank D. Coble Jr., MD
AMA President
"The Food and Drug Administration has made a great leap forward in providing America's patients with access to safe and effective generic drugs by revising its regulations and review procedures while also increasing its financial commitment to its generic drug program.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, June 12, 2003
CONTACT: Ken Johnson or Vikki Ehrlich
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Tauzin Applauds President's
New Rule on Generic Drugs
WASHINGTON (June 12) -- Following the announcement today by President Bush on the new rule re-interpreting Hatch/Waxman and the generic drug approval process, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) released the following statement: