(FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). IRBs are overseen by the Food and Drug Administration The GAO report raised concerns aboutĬonflicts of interest and oversight gaps, both exacerbated by the privateĮquity takeover of IRBs. Panels that review drug studies and other research involving human subjects toĮnsure they are safe and ethical. Privatization and consolidation of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), the Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), releasedĪ new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealing extensive – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren: “We rely on Institutional Review Boards to make sure that drug studies and other human research is performed ethically and safely - FDA and HHS must clean up the IRB industry to keep patients safe” FebruGovernment Watchdog Report Reveals Conflicts of Interest and Flawed Oversight of Drug Research Approval Boards Senator Warren requested the report from the GAO

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