Accelerated Approval Status Disclosure Would Be Mandated By Markey Bill
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Sponsors would be required to inform patients and physicians if a product received accelerated approval under legislation to be introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Report by Markey’s office finds that 50% of outstanding postmarketing study requirements have not been started.
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