ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss JAMA Suggestion for Rules on Supplements.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: Editors from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) are suggesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate dietary supplements as they do over-the-counter prescription drugs, according to an article by The Associated Press. Currently, law does not require dietary supplement manufacturers to provide proof that their product is safe or effective before marketing. Although new legislation would be needed for such requirements, the FDA is already taking steps to address some concerns such as proposing warning labels, the article says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Bert Spilker, of the George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. School of Public Health, is an expert regarding subjects involving regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. , drug development and clinical trials. 301-718-5150 Professor James O'Reilly, of the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] , College of Law, can discuss drug regulatory approval. His text on FDA is very widely utilized. 513-556-0062 Dr. John La Puma John La Puma is an Italian-American internist, professionally trained cook, and author. La Puma was born in New York, received his undergraduate degree from the College of Creative Studies in 1978, earned an MD from Baylor College of Medicine and trained in internal medicine , of The Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition and Healthy Weight, has expertise in health sciences and medical ethics medical ethics The moral construct focused on the medical issues of individual Pts and medical practitioners. See Baby Doe, Brouphy, Conran, Jefferson, Kevorkian, Quinlan, Roe v Wade, Webster decision. . 805-569-7827 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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