The Import Ban on RU486
1990-11-22T02:38:37-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjg4XC8xOTkwMTEyMjAyNDkzMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunity, and Energy reviewed the 1989 decision by the Food and Drug Administration to ban the importation of the French drug RU486 or mifepristone. Testimony was heard on the effect this ban has had on medical research in the United States and on the approval of new drugs which may have multiple benefits. RU486 functioned primarily as a successful alternative to surgical abortion in France. It also had success in treating brain cancer, breast cancer, and Cushing’s syndrome. Researchers in the U.S. wanted access to the drug because its ability to interfere with human hormonal processes may have numerous other medical applications.
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunity, and Energy reviewed the 1989 decision by the Food and Drug Admini… read more
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunity, and Energy reviewed the 1989 decision by the Food and Drug Administration to ban the importation of the French drug RU486 or mifepristone. Testimony was heard on the effect this ban has had on medical research in the United States and on the approval of new drugs which may have multiple benefits. RU486 functioned primarily as a successful alternative to surgical abortion in France. It also had success in treating brain cancer, breast cancer, and Cushing’s syndrome. Researchers in the U.S. wanted access to the drug because its ability to interfere with human hormonal processes may have numerous other medical applications. close
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- Myron Allukian President (Former) American Public Health Association
- Sandra Barnes Representative U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Office of the General Counsel
- Helen Byrne Vice President Cancer Patients Action Alliance
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- George Chrousos Section Chief National Institute of Child Health and Human Development->Pediatric Endocrinology
- Wanda Guesnier Resident Lubbock, TX
- Andrea Hecht President National Cushing's Association
- Kathryn Horwitz Professor University of Colorado->Medicine
- Lynette Neiman Physician National Institute of Child Health and Human Development->Developmental Endocrinology
- James Nelson Resident Flemington, NJ
- William Regelson Professor Medical College of Virginia->Medicine
- John Seward Member American Medical Association->Board of Trustees
- Solomon Sobel Representative U.S. Food and Drug Administration->Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Beverly Zakarian President Cancer Patients Action Alliance
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