Gottlieb Promotes 'Bottom-Up' Review To Increase FDA Efficiency, Consistency

US FDA commissioner nominee suggests breakthrough concepts should be more widely adopted within the review divisions and that staff should find and distribute best practices.

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Scott Gottlieb expects ideas for creating more consistency within FDA's review divisions, particularly in embracing the breakthrough therapies program, would come from his own staff.

During an April 5 Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on his confirmation as FDA Commissioner, Gottlieb promoted...

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