Longer observation periods following treatment and safety considerations for chronic and frequent users are among the many research issues about xylazine-laced fentanyl that need addressing, Rachel Wightman, MD, said at a meeting on mitigating risks from human xylazine exposure sponsored by the Reagan-Udall Foundation.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said Thursday that misinformation, what he sees as one of the biggest issues facing his agency’s many jurisdictions, needs an equally expansive, overlapping approach.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation on Thursday published a wide-ranging report on how the FDA can combat misinformation, marking some progress on one of FDA Commissioner Robert Califf’s key goals for the agency.
The FDA should treat communications as an integral part of the agency’s mission, better engaging the media and trusted messengers to convey science and policy information to combat misinformation upfront, an independent group supporting the agency said in a new report Thursday.
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The Reagan-Udall Foundation is set to release a major new report Thursday (Oct. 5) that will suggest FDA combat health misinformation surrounding FDA-regulated products by rebuilding longstanding trust in the agency instead of reacting to issues case-by-case – a report requested by FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to help solve what he has said is major problem ensnarling the agency’s public health mission
The Food and Drug Administration’s first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, Jim Jones, started his work yesterday and sent the below letter to colleagues.
On Friday, the FDA and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA announced a public meeting on October 4 titled, “Mitigating Risks from Human Xylazine Exposure”.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation plans to release a commissioner-requested report on Oct. 5 — as long as the federal government doesn’t shut down — outlining how the FDA can more effectively combat misinformation, the group’s leader said this week.
