FDA’s Shuren Grilled About Handling Of MDUFA V At House Hearing

Jeff Shuren, the director of the US agency’s device center, was quizzed by the House health subcommittee on why the new user-fee deal had reached Congress late and why there was an apparent lack of transparency around the negotiation process, among other issues. Shuren said part of the delay was due to the center and industry being “hammered by COVID.”