The Senate Appropriations Committee approves a $3.9 billion spending plan for the agency in fiscal 2013, providing a $12.5 million boost in direct funding over President Obama’s proposed budget, with the extra funds slated for the food and animal drug programs.
Senate appropriators plan to increase oversight of FDA’s information technology investments as the agency remedies deficiencies cited in a Government Accountability Office report.
The Senate Appropriations Committee stated its interest in FDA’s IT systems in the report published with the fiscal...
HHS Secretary Kennedy's new ACIP appointments include multiple members of anti-vaccine groups and people who have spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Commissioner Martin Makary told staff that plans are being developed to centralize HR, IT, travel and other functions, which were heavily impacted by the 1 April reduction-in-force.
The House Appropriations Committee wants an analysis of how issues that led to CRLs could have been resolved within the first review cycle and seeks an agency crackdown on counterfeit GLP-1 agonists.
While the adoption of most favored nation drug pricing in the US stands to affect Japanese biopharma firms now heavily reliant on this market, it might also present an opportunity for pricing and policy reforms at home.
Merck’s newly approved Enflonsia for RSV is one of the products expected to be recommended for use by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices later this month.
Cindy Eckert’s social media post with a People.com story failed to include any risk information, made misleading representations about benefits and omitted material information about the indication, said the agency, which flagged similar concerns about an Addyi radio ad five years ago.
Robert Foster, HHS deputy general counsel and chief counsel for food, research and drugs, is temporarily heading the Office of Chief Counsel, but a permanent appointee is expected after Michael Stuart's confirmation as HHS general counsel.
