FDA Brand Name Rejections: Avoiding the "Train Wreck" Scenario
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
It's become all too common for sponsors: out-of-the-blue rejections of preferred brand names because a competitor's product sneaks through at the last minute. Now the agency is considering a policy change that would make the process more predictable.
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