Bridget Silverman

Bridget Silverman

Managing Editor, US Regulatory Analysis

Washington, DC

Bridget joined the Pink Sheet during the very first US Prescription Drug User Fee Act cycle and has maintained a focus on the US FDA’s drug review and approval process. Her role as managing editor of US regulatory analysis builds on her long experience at the Pink Sheet and its earlier affiliated publications Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly and the NDA Pipeline. She oversees the Pink Sheet’s US FDA Performance Tracker suite of regulatory data, which also inform her coverage of drug development and clinical trial design. Bridget he is always interested in seeing how regulatory policy works out in practice and contributes to the Pink Sheet’s Drug Review Profile series. Outside of work, Bridget keeps track of her family, three dogs, and ever-expanding library of mystery novels.

Latest from Bridget Silverman

Slowdown: US FDA’s 2025 Novel Approvals Are On Below-Average Pace

US FDA's 25 novel approvals in 2025 fell short of the agency's five-year average count, driven by a drop in drugs center approvals; 45 user fee goals remain in second half of year.

New US FDA Biologics License Pathway Could Be Missing Link To Reduce Animal Testing

Akin to the 505(b)(2) NDA, a new biologic pathway could reduce the need for animal testing, FDA toxicologist says. Expanded use of generally accepted scientific knowledge (GASK), which few sponsors have attempted despite a 2023 draft guidance, would also help.

US FDA’s CRL Release More Incremental Than ‘Radical’ Transparency

The transparency initiative collects CRLs already made public in approval packages on its drugs@fda site to post on the openFDA public portal.

US FDA’s ADHD Drug Relabeling Advances A MAHA Priority, Reviving Data Dispute

Extended-release stimulants will add a new ‘Limitation of Use’ about weight loss in children under 6 years, reflecting concerns about overuse from the Make America Healthy Again commission, a concern multiple studies did not find valid.

America Next: Most Novel Agents With July Goal Dates Have Been Approved Overseas

The US FDA will not be in its usual position as the first regulator to approve novel drugs, with only one of the six novel candidates on the July user fee calendar seeking its first approval worldwide in the US

US CDC Vaccine Committee Revives Thimerosal Debate: A Portent Of Things To Come?

The new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted for new recommendations on the decades-old thimerosal safety issue and lays intellectual groundwork to revisit other past controversies and decisions.