Political Quotes

“S. 838 is something for which both of us are tremendously proud, the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. This bill would reauthorize the pediatric testing incentive legislation we passed in 1997 as part of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act. This important program has gone a long way toward ensuring that doctors and parents have the most up-to-date and critical information on medications for our children. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, about 20 percent--I think a little less--of the drugs on the market have been tested and labeled specifically for their safety and effectiveness for children. Children are simply not smaller versions of adults, as I hope most people are aware. The bodies of infants, toddlers, and adolescents are very different and react very differently to drugs than adults do. The absence of pediatric labeling poses some very significant risks for children.”