FDA Casts Wide Net For Patient-Focused Meeting Topics
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Just a few slots remain under the agency’s original commitment under the PDUFA program, but the patient-engagement efforts appear highly valuable to FDA and industry alike.
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