US FDA's Benefit/Risk Framework Gets High Marks But Could Be Improved
Executive Summary
Agency summaries contained in reviews of novel drugs and biologics are useful and informative but difficult to find, and their use should be expanded to other types of applications, industry sponsors and other external stakeholders say.
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