CDER’s Drug Quality Office Separates Oversight Of ‘New’ And ‘Lifecycle’ Products
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
January launch of long-awaited Office of Pharmaceutical Quality is part of broader Center reorganization that also includes new Office of Study Integrity and Surveillance.
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