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Do You Want To Sign The “FDA Preemption = Bad Medicine” Online Petition?

This Petition Is Sponsored By A Group Of Concerned Citizens Called "Americans for Drug and Device Accountability"

(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)

In several earlier posts I have advocated that any application of the federal preemption doctrine to drug injury lawsuits would effectively eliminate a significant incentive for the drug company to ensure that its drug labels reflect accurate and up-to-date safety information, i.e., the possibility of failure-to-warn product liability litigation.

If you tend to agree with this position, you may be interested in signing an online petition titled "FDA Preemption = Bad Medicine".  This petition is sponsored by Americans for Drug and Device Accountability, which describes itself as "a group of concerned citizens interested in protecting the civil rights of the American people".

The online petition form allows you an opportunity to add a Comment along with your signature.  Please know that the voluntary contribution form which pops-up after you click the "Sign Petition" button can be closed and your signature will still be recorded for the petition.  (Of course, you can contribute to the online form company, which is where the money would go, if you want.)

Finally, you should feel free to express your opinion about federal preemption in the context of drug injury cases here by submitting a Comment to this post.

10 responses to “Do You Want To Sign The “FDA Preemption = Bad Medicine” Online Petition?”

  1. HG Avatar
    HG

    Tom – Thanks so much for calling attention to our petition. I am one of the group that got it rolling, but we obviously hope others will join in.
    We are not naive. We realize that internet petitions have limits (to say the least). But we view people’s comments, and spreading the word, as important as the number of signatures. Indeed, we view it as _more_ important.
    It may surprise you that our core group genuinely includes people from every poltical persuasion – from conservative Republicans to lefty liberal Dems. We are healtchare professionals, teachers, patient advocates, and even people in the pharma industry. I know (because they’ve told me) that a number of the “anonymous” signers are people from industry.
    So if you can not just sign but express your views, that would be terrific. And, if you have the time, pass it on. Sometimes things really do grow in unexpected ways.
    Again, thanks Tom!

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  2. Tom Lamb Avatar
    Tom Lamb

    HG:
    Good to hear from you, again.
    I appreciate the effort you and your group have put forth in getting this online petition up and running.
    I added a Comment when I signed the petition, and I “second” your encouragement that others should add their ideas and opinions about this important issue.
    Keep up the good work.
    Tom Lamb

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  3. Doug Bremner Avatar
    Doug Bremner

    Hi Tom,
    Just wanted to draw your attention to an article I wrote on this important topic and the responses to it.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bremner/no-redemption-for-preempt_b_124227.html
    The American public needs to be alerted to this attempt to rob them of their individual liberties.
    Doug Bremner MD

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  4. Tom Lamb Avatar
    Tom Lamb

    Dr. Bremner:
    Thanks for letting me know about your piece regarding the real possibility that drug injury lawsuits may be prohibited by use of the federal preemption doctrine.
    I encourage all with an interest in this important legal and public policy issue to read Dr. Bremner’s article.
    And I hope you will keep reading Drug Injury Watch.
    Tom Lamb

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  5. Karen Newman Avatar
    Karen Newman

    We need to hold the drug company’s responsible for the products that they produce!!!

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  6. Tom Lamb Avatar
    Tom Lamb

    Karen:
    I agree wholeheartedly.
    Thanks for reading Drug Injury Watch.
    Tom Lamb

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  7. Thomas Tiedt Avatar
    Thomas Tiedt

    You may be interested in articles of mine with the Food and Drug Law Institute.
    The shorter one is available at http://www.fdli.org, about half way down the page along right side of page.
    See FDLI Insighter box, and my article the Supreme Court Should Rule for Mrs. Levine.
    The longer article appears in FDLi Update, Sep/Oct 2008 issue, entitled Pharmaceutical Safety is Not Served by Federal Supremacy.
    As we know, this case is profound.

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  8. Tom Lamb Avatar
    Tom Lamb

    Thomas:
    Thanks for letting us know about your articles regarding the Wyeth v. Levine case and the important issue of federal preemption in the context of drug injury cases.
    Below is what seems to be a permalink for your shorter article so people can go directly to it:
    http://www.fdli.org/insighter/articles/Tiedt_081308.pdf
    I believe your longer article is viewable on a “subscription-required” basis, only. Please let me know if that is not the situation.
    To be sure, I hope the Supreme Court follows your thinking on this issue.
    Keep up the good work.
    Tom Lamb

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  9. Thomas Tiedt Avatar
    Thomas Tiedt

    I have just received the pdf for the longer article of mine on preemption.
    My 3 relevant publications can be accessed via this web page, http://www.trykindness.org/articles.html

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  10. Tom Lamb Avatar
    Tom Lamb

    Thomas:
    Thanks for sharing this link to where the collection of several drug safety and federal preemption articles that you have written can be accessed.
    I encourage anyone with an interest in these subjects to take a look at Dr. Tiedt’s articles.
    Tom Lamb

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