‘Alternative Pathway’ Products Are Key New Challenge For FDA, Woodcock Says

US FDA will have to wrestle with a proliferation of medical products that are coming to market via ‘alternative pathways’ that do not neatly fit under – or sometimes deliberately seek to avoid – the agency’s regulatory authorities, acting commissioner says.

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Some sponsors are trying to find their ways around FDA regulation. • Source: Alamy

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