Survey Suggests Disconnect Between What Physicians Expect When New Drugs Are Approved, And What FDA Actually Requires

"It matters because physicians use prescribed drugs on the presumption they have been adequately tested and rely on FDA approval," said Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, a co-author of the research. "They feel comfortable that a group of independent experts have reviewed the data, but it’s a problem because physicians are relying on their perception of what FDA approved actually means,”

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2TjGdfo