REMS Statutory Factors Weighed On Case-By-Case Basis, US FDA Says
Executive Summary
US FDA rebuffs PhRMA’s request to clarify how the six statutory factors are weighed and to explain how it decides what a REMS should look like. All six factors are considered together to inform agency’s decision-making on the need for a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, according to final version of guidance first issued in 2016.
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