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US FDA Under Makary: MAHA With A Lighter Touch

 
• By Michael McCaughan

US FDA Commissioner nominee Martin Makary is being embraced by industry, and Senate Democrats, as a more traditional pick than other Trump Administration nominees, but the Make America Healthy Again agenda still is clearly coming to the agency.

FDA Commissioner nominee Martin Makary could be confirmed by the Senate in the coming days. (Screenshot of Senate Broadcast)
Key Takeaways
  • FDA Commissioner nominee Martin Makary may have separated himself as a more conventional candidate compared to other Trump Administration leaders as he nears Senate confirmation.
  • Makary agreed that the FDA should play a role in drug development, and appeared ready to endorse regulatory flexibility during his confirmation hearing.
  • But he also endorsed some MAHA policies, including that children are taking too many drugs and that one way to lower drug prices is to stop taking drugs that are unnecessary.

Early evidence suggests US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner nominee Martin Makary could be a more “conventional” agency leader than

Makary is nearing Senate confirmation, potentially in the coming days

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