FDA Exploring Whether Public Shaming Can Stop REMS Abuses

Commissioner Gottlieb says agency is considering publicizing letters it has written to brand companies indicating it would not violate a REMS to sell a generic company samples for testing.

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The US FDA may resort to using its bully pulpit to lessen REMS abuses that prevent generic entry.

Agency letters to brand companies indicating it is acceptable under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to sell samples...

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