Commissioner McClellan starts after election day
Executive Summary
Incoming FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan, MD/PhD, will be sworn in and start at FDA Nov. 8. McClellan, currently a White House health policy advisor, was cleared by the Senate Oct. 17 (1"The Pink Sheet" Oct. 21, p. 3)...
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