The US Food and Drug Administration and biopharma industry will have to brace for a disruptive transition if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plays a prominent role in the incoming Trump Administration.
Trump’s Victory Could Bring Kennedy ‘Wild’ Card To FDA
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on medicines” if he wins the White House. That could spell challenges for the US FDA in 2025.

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