FDA Accelerated Approval For Rare Diseases Again Under Congressional Pressure
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Letter being circulated by Rep. Bilirakis states the agency’s draft expedited approval guidance does not provide clarity for rare disease sponsors to use accelerated approval.
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