Expanded Access Guidance On COVID-19 Will Inform US FDA’s Post-Pandemic Policies
Executive Summary
In line with Commissioner Hahn’s view that lessons learned during the pandemic will have a lasting impact on FDA policies and procedures, new guidance on IRB review for individual patient access requests will be revised after the public health emergency ends to reflect agency’s implementation experience.
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