Pink Sheet Podcast: Upcoming Opioids Policy Meeting, Improving US FDA's Rare Disease Legalese
Executive Summary
Pink Sheet reporters discuss the proposed US opioid lawsuit settlement, Public Citizen's opioid citizen petition denial, and the upcoming US FDA public meeting on opioid standards, as well as a proposal to better outline agency flexibility with rare disease drugs.
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