HHS Deputy Secretary Azar to depart
Executive Summary
Alex Azar leaves his HHS post Feb. 3 to return to the private sector. Before serving as deputy secretary, Azar was HHS general counsel from 2001 to 2005. He had been involved in implementing the Medicare prescription drug benefit and was on the HHS importation task force...
You may also be interested in...
Lilly leadership changes
Alex Azar II will join Lilly as senior VP-corporate affairs and communications, the company announces May 4. Previously, Azar served as HHS Deputy Secretary for two years ending in February (1"The Pink Sheet" Jan. 22, 2007, In Brief). The company also announces that Ann Nobles will be chief compliance officer. Nobles has been with Lilly for over 16 years, most recently serving as VP-Corporate Affairs...
Political Oversight Of Agency Guidances, Rules Slated For House Hearing
Two House subcommittees are planning a joint hearing on amended 1Executive Order 12866, which institutionalizes the review of federal agency regulations and guidance documents by presidential appointees rather than career agency staff
Genus Triumphs Over FDA In Barium Sulfate Product Classification Suit
The decision limits US FDA discretion in determining how to regulate products that seem to meet both drug and device standards.