Prognosticating about who President-elect Trump will appoint to run FDA became a little more intriguing Thursday.
Gottlieb Joins HHS Transition Team; Will Next Stop Be FDA?
Former US FDA, CMS official has been among those thought to be in the running for Trump's FDA commissioner nomination.
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The former principal deputy commissioner said the “decapitation” of senior leadership will make resolving internal disputes more difficult, which will slow application reviews. Woodcock also called the FDA layoffs a slow-moving catastrophe.
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The forced departure of CBER Director Peter Marks is a milestone event for the agency, as center directors now are likely to be treated as political positions subject to change with each new administration.
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Product reviews for drugs, biologics, devices, tobacco and foods could be consolidated into one office at the FDA, as part of a restructuring plan circulating that was obtained by Pink Sheet.
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Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss how the massive layoffs will reshape the FDA and its impact on the drug and biologics industries.
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Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss how the massive layoffs will reshape the FDA and its impact on the drug and biologics industries.
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Former Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner is said to have asked Tracy Beth Høeg, new special assistant to the commissioner, to help reexamine the application. Høeg’s position at the agency is raising concerns about the FDA's ongoing approach to vaccine regulation.
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The departure data emerged along with a Health and Human Services Department memo describing conceptual plans to consolidate and restructure offices at the FDA and other agencies.