標題: MPs: Funding should be restored for provincial drug watchdog [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-1-24 19:03 標題: MPs: Funding should be restored for provincial drug watchdog
MPs: Funding should be restored for provincial drug watchdog
Therapeutics Initiative will be losing $400,000
Dan Burritt Jan 24, 2011 17:33:05 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Federal politicians on all sides of the house are hoping the BC government will change its mind on cutting funding to a well-respected drug watchdog.
MPs Terence Young, Ujjal Dosanjh and Jean Crowder were among doctors and health experts who gathered to support the Therapeutics Initiative.
Also known as the TI, the watchdog independently tests prescription drugs to see if they're safe for people and work as they claim. It is credited with revealing heart attack dangers from the drug Vioxx, which was eventually pulled from the shelves.
But Dr. Ken Bassett with the TI says they're bracing for a funding cut of more than $400,000.
"The offer the provincial government's come out with is a contract to do a few reviews. That money just doesn't help us. What we need is core funding," Bassett explains.
The changes to the TI come after a review by the province's pharmaceutical task force, which included members with heavy ties to the drug industry.
