This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults who believed the FDA was doing an excellent, good, fair, or poor job of regulating the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices as of 2016. It was found that 41 percent of respondents believed the FDA was doing an excellent or good job of regulating the safety and effectiveness of new pharmaceutical drugs.
Opinions on how well the FDA managed the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices in the United States as of 2016
FDA- Food and Drug Administration.
Original questions: Would you say the FDA does an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job, or a
poor job of regulating the safety and effectiveness of new prescription drugs?
Would you say the FDA does an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job, or a
poor job of regulating the safety and effectiveness of medical devices such as
pacemakers, joint replacements, and breathing equipment?
Percentages do not add up to 100 percent due to some repondents answering "Don't know" or refusing to answer.
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Harvard School of Public Health. (May 11, 2016). Opinions on how well the FDA managed the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices in the United States as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/639598/opinion-fda-performance-new-drugs-medical-devices-us/
Harvard School of Public Health. "Opinions on how well the FDA managed the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices in the United States as of 2016." Chart. May 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/639598/opinion-fda-performance-new-drugs-medical-devices-us/
Harvard School of Public Health. (2016). Opinions on how well the FDA managed the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices in the United States as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/639598/opinion-fda-performance-new-drugs-medical-devices-us/
Harvard School of Public Health. "Opinions on How Well The Fda Managed The Safety and Effectiveness of New Drugs and Medical Devices in The United States as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/639598/opinion-fda-performance-new-drugs-medical-devices-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, Opinions on how well the FDA managed the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices in the United States as of 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/639598/opinion-fda-performance-new-drugs-medical-devices-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Opinions on how well the FDA managed the safety and effectiveness of new drugs and medical devices in the United States as of 2016 [Graph], Harvard School of Public Health, May 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/639598/opinion-fda-performance-new-drugs-medical-devices-us/
