GAO Chides FDA For Prioritizing Foreign Inspections Based On Pre-approval Concerns
Executive Summary
The Government Accountability Office’s latest assessment of FDA’s foreign drug inspections program takes the agency to task for failing to implement a new prioritization scheme that GAO recommended two years ago.
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