Safety Principles

PhRMA members are committed to the development of life-saving and life-enhancing medicines. PhRMA has adopted the following core principles when it comes to medicine safety and safety monitoring:

Principle 1:

Patient safety is our highest priority. We need a strong and effective FDA with the resources and personnel necessary to ensure the safety of the U.S. drug supply and continued access to innovative medicines.

Principle 2:

Patient welfare should be at the center of any effort to enhance drug safety and ensure that benefits and risks are balanced.

Principle 3:

Drug safety and effectiveness monitoring must be comprehensive and continuous. PhRMA supports efforts that seek to continually improve these activities.

Principle 4:

Patients and health care providers must have accurate, timely, and useful information on which to base their decisions.