How Pragmatic Can Post-Approval Safety Trials Be?
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Executive Summary
The February 23 meeting of the Pulmonary Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee included an interesting colloquy on the potential use of pragmatic trials to answer real-world use and safety questions. FDA Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Rheumatology Director Badrul Chowdhury began the discussion by questioning a reference to “pragmatic trials” by the Chari of the committee, Jerry Krishnan (University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System).
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