Arthur H. Hayes Jr.

Arthur H. Hayes Jr.
Arthur H. Hayes Jr.
15th Commissioner of Food and Drugs
	In office ; April 13, 1981 ? September 11, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Jere E. Goyan
Succeeded by	Frank Edward Young
Personal details
Born	July 18, 1933 ; Highland Park, Michigan
Died	February 11, 2010 (aged 76) ; Danbury, Connecticut
Political party	Republican

Arthur Hull Hayes Jr. (July 18, 1933 ? February 11, 2010) was an American pharmacologist , medical educator and administrator who served as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 1981 to 1983. ^[1]

Early life [ edit ]

Hayes was the son of Arthur Hayes Sr. and Florence Gruber Hayes. He has two sisters and one brother. His father was the president of CBS Radio . ^{[
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Education [ edit ]

Arthur was a graduate of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary School, graduating in 1947. Around 1955, at the age of 21, Arthur received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Santa Clara University . After turning 23, he traveled to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar where he earned a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics . He earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical School in 1964. ^[1]

Career [ edit ]

Following his internship, residency, and a two-year term services in the Army Medical Corps , he became an assistant professor of medicine and pharmacology at Cornell in 1968, and became a director of clinical pharmacology at the Pennsylvania State University Medical School in 1972. ^[1]

On July 18, 1981, Hayes was appointed Commissioner of the FDA by Ronald Reagan . Three months later he controversially overturned an FDA review board and approved the use of aspartame in dry foods. He also shelved a ban under consideration on nitrates in meat, which increase the risk of developing cancer. ^[2]

The Chicago Tylenol murders in 1982, caused nationwide alarm after seven people died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules which had been laced with potassium cyanide . Under Hayes' leadership, the government and the drug industry responded by developing the first federal regulations requiring tamper-evident packaging for all over-the-counter drugs . ^[1]

Hayes allowed a potentially hazardous infant formula to be marketed and approved the anti-arthritis drug Oraflex, only to learn of reports that the drug caused deaths and adverse reactions. ^[3]

He was finally investigated for accepting free lodging and travel from industry trade groups, double billing, and questionable reimbursements for private speaking engagements. ^[4]^[5]

He resigned on September 11, 1983, to become dean and provost of New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. and was named president of EM Pharmaceuticals Inc. ^{[
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Death [ edit ]

Hayes died from leukemia on February 11, 2010, at the age of 76. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Anne Carey; a son, Arthur, two daughters, Lisa Hayes and Kathy Saracino; two sisters, Mary Ann Kelley and Florence Hayes; his brother, Joseph; and eight grandchildren. ^{[
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References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Arthur Hull Hayes Jr., M.D." Food and Drug Administration . 2017-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link )
^ Wilson, Bee (2018-03-01). "Yes, bacon really is killing us" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2018-10-01 .
^ Mintz, Morton (1983-12-24). "FDA Sharply Criticized Over Oraflex Testing" . The Washington Post .
^ Kurtz, Howard (1983-07-29). "Hayes Planning To Resign as Head of FDA" . The Washington Post .
^ Richert, Lucas (2014). Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administration during the Reagan Era: A Prescription for Scandal . Lexington Books. p. 87. ISBN 9780739182598 – via Google Books.

External links [ edit ]

Hevesi, Dennis (March 2010). "Arthur Hayes Jr., Who Led F.D.A. In Tylenol Case, is Dead at 76 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14 . Retrieved 2013-12-14 . {{ cite news }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link )
Hevesi, Dennis (2 March 2010). "Arthur Hayes Jr., 76; FDA boss calmed fears during Tylenol case - the Boston Globe" . Boston.com . Archived from the original on 2012-10-25 . Retrieved 2010-03-05 . {{ cite news }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link )

[:0-1] "Arthur Hull Hayes Jr., M.D." Food and Drug Administration . 2017-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. {{ cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link )

[2] Wilson, Bee (2018-03-01). "Yes, bacon really is killing us" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2018-10-01 .

[3] Mintz, Morton (1983-12-24). "FDA Sharply Criticized Over Oraflex Testing" . The Washington Post .

[4] Kurtz, Howard (1983-07-29). "Hayes Planning To Resign as Head of FDA" . The Washington Post .

[5] Richert, Lucas (2014). Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administration during the Reagan Era: A Prescription for Scandal . Lexington Books. p. 87. ISBN 9780739182598 – via Google Books.

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