US FDA Commissioner Confirmation: Gottlieb To Get Questions On Approval Standards, Ties To Industry

Top Senate committee Democrat Patty Murray tweeted concerns about Gottlieb's positions on 'gold standard' of FDA approval; Public Citizen's Michael Carome ultimately thinks Gottlieb will be approved.

Tweets from top Senate HELP Committee Democrat Patty Murray, D-Wash., suggest that Scott Gottlieb will face a line of questions focused on approval standards during his eventual Senate confirmation hearing to be FDA commissioner.

"There are concerns w/ Dr. Gottlieb’s record & about how his views would impact our ability to maintain the 'gold standard' of #FDA approval," Murray, the ranking member of the...

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