Sign Of Normalcy? US FDA Schedules Meeting But Pauses Non-COVID Guidance Development

As the agency and country plot the steps to reopening, a full resumption of activities still seems a long way off.

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Those in the pharma industry looking for any sign of soon returning to normal life may have been encouraged by a recent Federal Register notice from the US Food and Drug Administration.

The agency announced a meeting on modernizing its data strategy was rescheduled for 30 June and will be held in-person...

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