FDA’s Priority Reviews May Have Helped Reduce New Drug Shortages

But agency's policy changes have failed to ameliorate ongoing shortages, GAO finds.

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FDA’s priority review of drug applications and supplements may have played a part in reducing the number of new drug shortages over the past five years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.

According to a report by the government watchdog, new drug shortages have generally decreased each year from 2011 to 2015, falling from 257 to 136 during that time...

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