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Abstract
In 1962, President Kennedy signed into law the Kefauver–Harris Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Many issues covered by provisions cut from the bill continue to confront those who would ensure access to innovative, safe, efficacious, affordable therapeutics.
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Title
Reform, Regulation, and Pharmaceuticals — The Kefauver–Harris Amendments at 50
Author
Greene, Jeremy A; Podolsky, Scott H 1
1 From the Departments of Medicine and the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (J.A.G.); and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis Countway Library of Medicine — both in Boston (S.H.P.).
1 From the Departments of Medicine and the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (J.A.G.); and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis Countway Library of Medicine — both in Boston (S.H.P.).
Pages
1481-1483
Section
Perspective
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Oct 18, 2012
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ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1113331762
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