The Makena withdrawal process will provide many lessons for sponsors and regulators alike as efforts continue to optimize the US Food & Drug Administration’s Accelerated Approval pathway.
One More Message From Makena: Fighting US FDA Can Pay Off
The US FDA process to force the withdrawal of the pre-term labor drug Makena is in its final stages. The product seems likely to finally leave the market – but may also demonstrate that there is a business to be built in contesting FDA withdrawal proceedings.

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