US FDA’s Drugs Center Wins Round One In Makena Dispute With Covis On Document Production
Executive Summary
Company is not entitled to CDER's unredacted materials or predecisional drafts and emails on the proposed withdrawal of accelerated approval. However, presiding officer Celia Witten sets a 24 January deadline for CDER’s document production and requests the center re-examine what materials from a medical policy council meeting can be released.
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