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US FDA’s Califf Says Adcomm Votes Not Vanishing Completely

 
• By Derrick Gingery

At a Senate subcommittee hearing, the FDA commissioner says advisory committees remain important but need to be “meeting the purpose for which they exist.”

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Califf continues to defend his position on advisory committee votes. • Source: Shutterstock

Robert Califf’s controversial opinions on advisory committee votes have a lawmaker’s attention, potentially further pressuring the direction of reform efforts.

Key Takeways

  • Califf said no one is advocating for scrapping adcomm votes completely.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, a long-time critic of the US Food and Drug Administration for its handling of the opioid...

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