FDA Generic Director Post Is Officially Open; Uhl May Be Only Candidate
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA is taking applications to head up the Office of Generic Drugs; the question is whether anyone wants the “pressure cooker” job.
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