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During that time, at least six government-ordered reports criticized the FDA's ability to oversee drug and food safety or to keep up with scientific advances, including one report from the Institute of Medicine in 2006 that found "a suboptimal work environment. ..an underestimation of and poor handling of scientific disagreement and differences of opinion." Torti also hopes to create sabbaticals where FDA staff can work in university labs. In response to the Institute of Medicine report, the FDA!s drug center brought in management consultants to conduct workshops on "people skills," and also created new positions to coordinate safety and clinical review.
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Morale Mire
When the Seriate Finance Com- mittee held hearings in Novem- ber 2004 to investigate whether the US Food and Drug Administration had ignored safety warnings about the painkiller Vioxx, David Ross was, by his own account, "furious." Not that he had any personal involvement with Vioxx; he was a scientist and midlevel manager overseeing other drug reviews at the agency. But he was furious that anyone would speak badly of ...
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