Confluence of Symptoms and Treatments at FDA Patient Meetings
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The first round of four PDUFA patient-focused meetings concluded with the Sept. 24 meeting on narcolepsy. FDA is beginning to look ahead to the fiscal 2014 meetings – to start with fibromyalgia on December 10. One pattern that is emerging is that three of the first five conditions discussed with patients have overlapping symptoms and treatments.
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