While the pandemic has consumed the resources of the Food and Drug Administration over the past two years, the agency has also focused on another issue central to its operations: the modernization of its data and technology. The topic can be hard to grasp given the terminology of information technology, but it is the engine fueling everything from inspections to drug reviews and postmarket surveillance, and it has long been in need of an overhaul.
Vid Desai On How US FDA’s Modernization Will Improve Inspections And Drug Reviews
FDA’s chief information officer talks to the Pink Sheet about why the agency relied on COVID data from foreign countries, and describes pilot projects to target inspections and manage warehouse data.
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