Full Committee Hearing

FDA, Merck and Vioxx: Putting Patient Safety First?

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004 Time: 10:00 AM Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building

There was no video broadcast for this event.

Member Statements

  1.  Chuck Grassley (R - IA)
  2. Senator Max Baucus (D - MT)

Witnesses

Panel I

  1. David Graham, M.D., M.P.H
    Associate Director for Science
    Office of Drug Safety, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
    Washington , DC

Panel II

  1. Gurkirpal Singh, M.D.
    Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Department of Medicine, Stanford University
    Stanford , CA
  2. Bruce Pstay, M.D., Ph.D.
    Professor, Medicine & Epidemiology
    University of Washington, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
    Seattle , WA

Panel III

  1. Sandra Kweder, M.D.
    Acting Director, Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
    Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
    Washington , DC

Panel IV

  1. Raymond Gilmartin
    Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
    Merck & Co.
    Whitehouse Station , NJ

Related Files

FDA, Merck and Vioxx: Putting Patient Safety First?

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