Not So Fast: Trump Team Paints US FDA Review Times As Too Slow

New ‘statement of policy’ directs US FDA to publish charts of its approval timeliness – using an outdated 180-day benchmark to make its approval speed look worse.

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The final days of the Trump Administration have been marked by repeated conflict between the US Department of Health & Human Services and the Food & Drug Administration over the limits of the agency’s authority.

That turf war has played out via formal notices – like an effort to force FDA into a laborious process...

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