Some US FDA Advisory Committee Meetings Likely To Remain Virtual Post-Pandemic

Peter Stein says FDA will set criteria for holding a virtual meeting and will be seeking stakeholder feedback.

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US FDA may continue to hold some advisory committee meetings virtually • Source: Alamy

The US Food and Drug Administration adapted to holding virtual meetings of its advisory committees and may continue the practice once in-person meetings resume. The next step is to establish criteria for choosing which can be held online.

“When we went into virtual ACs I think we all had this feeling of kind of like impending doom, like...

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