Pink Sheet Podcast: Accelerated Approval Reform, US FDA Patient Engagement, Drug Access and COVID-19
Executive Summary
Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss new accelerated approval legislation, the changing FDA patient-focused drug development initiative, and the importance of access for COVID-19 treatments.
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