Congressman Calls For Resignation Of U.S. FDA Commissioner In Wake Of Latest Chinese Safety Scare

A key House subcommittee chairman has called for the resignation of U.S. FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach in the wake of reports that FDA failed to inspect a Chinese API manufacturer that may be linked to adverse reactions in patients taking injectable heparin, a blood thinner marketed by Baxter Healthcare (PharmAsia News, Feb. 14, 2008)