The Case For US FDA To Be More Political In Its Approval Decisions
Executive Summary
No one thinks it is a good idea for the US FDA Commissioner or some other higher up political actor to decide when and if to approve new drug applications. But it might not be so bad if the scientific staff at FDA paid a bit more attention to ‘political’ issues before making some decisions.
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