FDA Again Proposes To Advance Outsourcing Sector With Center Of Excellence
Executive Summary
The US FDA’s FY 2020 budget request calls for funding to help advance the emerging drug compounding outsourcing sector, as did the FY 2019 request. The money would bring more training, specially tailored GMP requirements and a center of excellence.
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