Fierce Pharma May 20, 2024
A survey has shown the demographics most likely to be distrustful of the FDA. The results suggest the agency needs to win the trust of conservative women in rural communities who are in poor health or dissatisfied with their healthcare.
Earlier studies showed a sizable slice of the public is skeptical of the FDA, with one survey finding 23% of respondents either didn’t trust the agency very much or had zero faith in the organization. But, while the studies showed trust in the FDA is at a low ebb, there remained gaps in understanding of exactly who is skeptical of the agency and why.
A team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital tried to fill those gaps by surveying 2,021...