The Labors Of Califf
Executive Summary
The US FDA Commissioner nominee Robert Califf has so far promised to revamp FDA’s opioids policy, stay away from industry after leaving the agency, and clean up Accelerated Approval in 30 days. What other tasks will Democratic Senators demand before granting him confirmation?
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