Data Integrity Delays: Another Key Takeaway from Ketek
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Senator Grassley wants FDA to withhold NDAs from advisory committees if there are pending questions about the authenticity of any of the clinical data. The agency appears to agree. That could represent another roadblock to NDA reviews.
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