How fast is the expedited withdrawal process for accelerated approval drugs under the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act?
Oncopeptides’ Pepaxto Withdrawal Speeds Through In 7 Months Under Expedited Procedures
Of three accelerated approval drugs that have been ordered withdrawn to date, Pepaxto marks the shortest interval between the FDA drugs center's withdrawal proposal and the agency’s final order, suggesting that FDORA’s expedited withdrawal procedures helped move things along more quickly.

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