FDA Chief Counsel Daniel Troy Resigns

[Guest guest]

One rat gone. Let's all celebrate. Who's next?

 

Don't you just love Sidney Wolfe's comments!!!

Gee, could his resignation also be about the FDA

doesn't offer attractive stock options or Big

Pharma perks? Follow the money ... ah, yes.

 

Just me... Jan

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..Still, critics said Troy's past work on behalf of drug

companies raised questions about his true loyalties.Families of children who died after using antidepressants

that heightened their suicidal thoughts and behaviors

blamed Troy for siding with drug companies that minimized

the risks.Consumer advocate Sidney Wolfe said, "I'm sure he's

eager to return working for a law firm that does an even

better job serving the companies he knows and loves so

well."Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., chided Troy for siding with

the industry after consumers filed lawsuits regarding

FDA-approved products."Troy has worked in cooperation with the manufacturers,

ignoring serious conflicts of interests," Hinchey said in a

statement.http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10198297.htm?1cPosted on Tue, Nov. 16, 2004"FDA Chief Counsel Daniel Troy Resigns"DIEDTRA HENDERSONAssociated PressWASHINGTON - Daniel E. Troy, chief counsel for the

Food and Drug Administration, resigned Tuesday with

plans to return to the private sector.Troy, 44, took over as the FDA's senior legal adviser

in August 2001."More than three years passed. And we won the election.

And that's about the amount of time that I intended to

serve," Troy said. His resignation takes effect Nov. 28.Lester Crawford, FDA acting commissioner, accepted

the resignation with "mixed emotions," according to a

statement.Troy "has served the agency with tireless dedication.

Shortly after Dan's arrival, he faced a major challenge,

assisting the Agency in addressing the myriad public

health dimensions of the terrorist attacks of September

11, 2001. Thereafter, he provided excellent legal

support to the agency as we responded to the anthrax

attacks and reoriented the agency to its new counter

terrorism responsibilities," Crawford said.Troy also helped the FDA speed access to generic

drugs. And he helped settle First Amendment questions,

encouraging the FDA to allow conventional foods to carry

limited health claims.Still, critics said Troy's past work on behalf of drug

companies raised questions about his true loyalties.Families of children who died after using antidepressants

that heightened their suicidal thoughts and behaviors

blamed Troy for siding with drug companies that minimized

the risks.Consumer advocate Sidney Wolfe said, "I'm sure he's

eager to return working for a law firm that does an even

better job serving the companies he knows and loves so

well."Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., chided Troy for siding with

the industry after consumers filed lawsuits regarding

FDA-approved products."Troy has worked in cooperation with the manufacturers,

ignoring serious conflicts of interests," Hinchey said in a

statement.Troy responded: "I have represented the law. And know

where the law favored a particular position."Troy said he and his family will remain in Chevy Chase, Md.,

but was unclear about his future employment. Government

rules preclude him from appearing before the agency,

having his name on a legal brief or making contact with the

FDA on behalf of a client for one year."I've not accepted a job. I've not even interviewed for

a job. I'm not going to interview for a job until after I

leave this job," he said. "But I plan to return to private

practice."Jerry Masoudi, current deputy associate general counsel,

will become acting FDA chief counsel until a permanent

replacement is appointed.

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[Guest guest]

A win!!!!

 

Much love,

Pamela

 

 

atracyphd2 [atracyphd2]

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:56 PM

drugawareness

[drugawareness] FDA Chief Counsel Daniel Troy

Resigns

 

 

 

 

Celebration time, oh yeah!!!! Daniel Troy is gone!!!

 

And a GREAT BIG THANKS to all of you who helped to do

this!

 

Senator Bennett's office was flooded with calls and

e-mails, etc. And

it

looks as though all of us played a big part in getting

that

accomplished. So, pat

yourselves on the back for this one, and know that

many children are

smiling

down on you today for fighting this battle for them

that they could no

longer

fight for themselves.

 

Take note of the following statement in the article

below: " Families of

children who died after using antidepressants that

heightened their

suicidal

thoughts and behaviors blamed Troy for siding with

drug companies that

minimized the

risks. "

 

And I absolutely love this comment by Sidney Wolfe:

" I'm sure he's

eager to

return working for a law firm that does an even better

job serving the

companies he knows and loves so well. "

 

Well, there is one rat smoked out of the hole. How

many more do we need

to

flush out?

 

Dr. Tracy

__________________

 

Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,

Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug

Awareness

Website: www.drugawareness.org

Author: Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin

Nightmare

& audio tape on safe withdrawal: " Help! I Can't Get

Off My Antidepressant! "

 

Order Number: 800-280-0730

Office: 801-282-5282

 

 

 

Still, critics said Troy's past work on behalf of drug

companies raised

questions about his true loyalties.

 

Families of children who died after using

antidepressants that

heightened

their suicidal thoughts and behaviors blamed Troy for

siding with drug

companies

that minimized the risks.

 

Consumer advocate Sidney Wolfe said, " I'm sure he's

eager to return

working

for a law firm that does an even better job serving

the companies he

knows and

loves so well. "

 

Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., chided Troy for siding

with the industry

after

consumers filed lawsuits regarding FDA-approved

products.

 

" Troy has worked in cooperation with the

manufacturers, ignoring

serious

conflicts of interests, " Hinchey said in a statement.

 

 

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10198297.htm?1c

 

 

Posted on Tue, Nov. 16, 2004

 

FDA Chief Counsel Daniel Troy Resigns

 

DIEDTRA HENDERSON

 

Associated Press

 

 

WASHINGTON - Daniel E. Troy, chief counsel for the

Food and Drug

Administration, resigned Tuesday with plans to return

to the private

sector.

 

Troy, 44, took over as the FDA's senior legal adviser

in August 2001.

 

" More than three years passed. And we won the

election. And that's

about the

amount of time that I intended to serve, " Troy said.

His resignation

takes

effect Nov. 28.

 

Lester Crawford, FDA acting commissioner, accepted the

resignation with

" mixed emotions, " according to a statement.

 

Troy " has served the agency with tireless dedication.

Shortly after

Dan's

arrival, he faced a major challenge, assisting the

Agency in addressing

the

myriad public health dimensions of the terrorist

attacks of September

11, 2001.

Thereafter, he provided excellent legal support to the

agency as we

responded

to the anthrax attacks and reoriented the agency to

its new

counterterrorism

responsibilities, " Crawford said.

 

Troy also helped the FDA speed access to generic

drugs. And he helped

settle

First Amendment questions, encouraging the FDA to

allow conventional

foods to

carry limited health claims.

 

Still, critics said Troy's past work on behalf of drug

companies raised

questions about his true loyalties.

 

Families of children who died after using

antidepressants that

heightened

their suicidal thoughts and behaviors blamed Troy for

siding with drug

companies

that minimized the risks.

 

Consumer advocate Sidney Wolfe said, " I'm sure he's

eager to return

working

for a law firm that does an even better job serving

the companies he

knows and

loves so well. "

 

Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., chided Troy for siding

with the industry

after

consumers filed lawsuits regarding FDA-approved

products.

 

" Troy has worked in cooperation with the

manufacturers, ignoring

serious

conflicts of interests, " Hinchey said in a statement.

 

Troy responded: " I have represented the law. And know

where the law

favored a

particular position. "

 

Troy said he and his family will remain in Chevy

Chase, Md., but was

unclear

about his future employment. Government rules preclude

him from

appearing

before the agency, having his name on a legal brief or

making contact

with the FDA

on behalf of a client for one year.

 

" I've not accepted a job. I've not even interviewed

for a job. I'm not

going

to interview for a job until after I leave this job, "

he said. " But I

plan

to return to private practice. "

 

Jerry Masoudi, current deputy associate general

counsel, will become

acting

FDA chief counsel until a permanent replacement is appointed.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Points of attack at this time should and must be this.

 

The FDA has a LONG history of approving poisons for human consumption.

 

Additionally the 5 listed poisons are only the tip of the iceberg

 

The " culture " at FDA is and has been for some time DANGEROUS and

unresponsive to the American public and its desires.

 

The FDA allows no rationally based redress.

 

I sincerely doubt that Vit. E has been responsible for the HUGE number of

strokes and heart-attacks that are linked to Vioxx

 

I find it very curious that FDA wants to control vitamins, herbs and the

like, claiming them to be dangerous, (without proof) when so many of its

" approved " drugs are (proveably) murdering people left and right.

 

This last point esppecially needs to be hammered home RIGHT NOW while the

iron is hot. They gave us the ammo, LETS USE IT!! FDA has just recieved a

body blow and is vulnerable. Now is not the time to end the round, ITS THE

TIME TO END THE FIGHT!!

NOW is the time to take on the FDA and FTC. I still think that class action

suits with adhearents numbering in the millions should be brought against

the FDA and FTC without delay.

 

I'm tired of being ambushed!! The only hope of surviving an ambush is to

attack the ambush. Now is that time.

If your too wussy to do something about this, at least pass it on to sombody

with the wherewithal and heuvos to see and sieze the opportunity.