Shutdown Week Four: FDA Maintains Pre-Shutdown Output Pace In Some Cases
Executive Summary
ANDA and NDA/BLA supplement approvals continue thanks to carryover user fee funds, but US FDA hasn't made any NDA and BLA approvals during shutdown as as anxiety over effect of "lapse period" on agency increases.
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