FDA Oversight of Foreign Drug Trials Lacking, Report Says

FDA Oversight of Foreign Drug Trials Lacking, Report Says

According to the report, during fiscal year 2008, only about one percent of all foreign drug sites were tested by the FDA, said the AP, noting that the report was issued yesterday by the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It seemed, according to the report, that in many cases, the agency did not know about so-called early-stage trials taking place in foreign countries such as South America and Central America, said the AP.