US FDA Advisory Committees As The Court Of Appeals

10 May 2022

• By Michael McCaughan

The US FDA’s use of its advisory committees continues to shrink. In 2022, the expert panels appear primarily to serve as a last chance for sponsors to prevent (or overturn) an FDA rejection.

FDA court of appeals — Is this what advisory committees have become? • Source: Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet | Shutterstock image

The US Food & Drug Administration is planning to keep is outside advisors on vaccines very busy in June, with as many as four high profile topics up for consideration.

But as busy as things will seem next month, the reality remains that FDA is using its outside advisory committees...