US FDA And OMB Should ‘Pause’ Billion-Dollar Quality Metrics Program, Industry Groups Say
Executive Summary
High projected cost and low perceived benefit merits further dialogue on US FDA's quality metrics initiative, industry coalition says. One group might tap into Trump administration's anti-regulatory view in advising budget office that compliance could cost industry $1bn per year. Groups question whether initiative could wind up causing drug shortages instead of preventing them.
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