Industry Calls For Narrower, More Flexible Supply Risk Planning Program Than US FDA Proposed
Executive Summary
Pharmaceutical industry groups pushed back on expansion beyond CARES Act requirements that agency proposed in draft guidance, saying it would increase the risk of drug shortages instead of reducing it. One group went further, objecting to cGMP regulatory creep into the supply chain.
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