U.S. Public Lacks Confidence in FDA: Poll

Although the American public feels a little better about the job the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is doing now than a year ago, about half still believes the agency isn’t doing enough to safeguard the country’s food and drugs, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds.

When it comes to monitoring the safety and effectiveness of new prescription drugs, 47 percent of respondents believe the agency does a poor job — an improvement over the 58 percent disapproval rating noted in a similar poll last year. Forbes

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