Trump Slams FDA Regulations In Joint Session Of Congress

US president hit on his sentiments of faster drug approval times and deregulation, signaling FDA could be in for period of sustained criticism.

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President Trump offered an uplifting story about drug approvals during his Feb. 28 address at a joint session of Congress, but unfortunately for FDA, it was the villain in the piece, with "burdensome" agency restrictions becoming a key example in Trump’s criticism of government over-regulation.

Trump featured in the audience a rare disease survivor – 20-year-old Megan Crowley – who suffers from Pompe disease, an inherited disorder caused by the buildup of glycogen in the body's cells

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