FDA’s Pediatric Data-Extrapolation Policies Questioned At Asthma Panel
Executive Summary
Should using adult data to label a product for kids be ‘a judgment call?’ Advisory committee asks whether FDA needs more explicit criteria during review of GSK’s Breo Ellipta.
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