Durbin/Hatch bill

HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt has promised to examine legislation mandating adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and OTC drugs, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), notes during Jan. 26 confirmation hearing. Durbin and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) are working together to create an AER bill with input from industry (1"The Tan Sheet" June 28, 2004, p. 3). "There should be a clearinghouse at FDA for manufacturers to provide data about the safety of their products," Durbin says. "As we develop legislation this year, Leavitt has agreed to review it"...

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