Rare Diseases: US FDA Gives More Guidance On Premarket Safety Evaluation, Historical Controls
Executive Summary
Agency specifies several approaches to augment safety assessment in a new draft guidance, which also encourages participation by patients and their advocates in the drug development process.
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