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The Health and Human Services general counsel referred the online health platform to the Justice Department to investigate potential violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act after the firm announced it would offer a compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy.
As the FDA sees another quarter with a net loss of employees in CDER and CBER, Pink Sheet editors discuss the potential impact and where it could manifest.
The FDA wants to waive facility fees for three years if a sponsor breaks ground on a US-based manufacturing plant, but industry is concerned the idea will force other sponsors to subsidize competition.
The FDA proposed allowing sponsors that use domestic API suppliers and finished dosage form manufacturing and conduct BE testing in the US to receive a shorter ANDA review.
The headlines showed a robust tally of new drug approvals from the US FDA in 2025, but cracks are beginning to show that could turn into fissures in the year ahead.
Recommendations to mitigate attrition among clinical research and drug manufacturing investigators at the FDA have not been implemented, and a Strategic Workforce Plan aimed at addressing recruiting, retention and training challenges has been shelved, the Government Accountability Office said.
The clinical and statistical review teams favored a complete response letter for the vasculitis treatment, while the review division and office directors supported approval.
Recommendations to mitigate attrition among clinical research and drug manufacturing investigators at the FDA have not been implemented, and a Strategic Workforce Plan aimed at addressing recruiting, retention and training challenges has been shelved, the Government Accountability Office said.
CDER and CBER added more people in the first quarter of FY 2026 than the previous two quarters combined, but departures still outnumbered the additions.
The US Labor Department also added a proposed rule requiring PBMs to disclose additional compensation information to certain employer-plan sponsors.
Recommendations to mitigate attrition among clinical research and drug manufacturing investigators at the FDA have not been implemented, and a Strategic Workforce Plan aimed at addressing recruiting, retention and training challenges has been shelved, the Government Accountability Office said.
The FDA wants to waive facility fees for three years if a sponsor breaks ground on a US-based manufacturing plant, but industry is concerned the idea will force other sponsors to subsidize competition.








