DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20204

  

Robinson:

  

Dr,

In view of the wide interest among physicians concerning the current
discussions on chloramphenicol, I an enclosing for your information
and comment a copy of my statement on the matter before the Sub-
committee on Monopoly of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business.
I agree with the leadership of the American Medical Association that
matters such as this ought to receive the serious attention of all
members of the profession; it is in this spirit that I am sending you
this letter.

Also enclosed for your information are copies of pages 4463, 4464, aud
4465 from the official verbatim transcript of the hearings. They contain
exchanges between Senator Gaylord Nelson, the Chairman of the Subcommittee
Mr. Benjamin Gordon, Subcommittee Staff Member, and me. In reporting the
hearings, United Press International sent out a story containing the
following sentence in the lead paragraph: ''The problem, (Goddard) said,
is, 'What can be done to protect you from your doctors?’ I think you
will find the comparison between the actual transcript and the story to

be of some interest.

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Sincerely yours,

James L. Goddard, M.D.
Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Enclosures