FDA Receives Assurances That PDUFA Remains Priority on Capitol Hill
Executive Summary
As Congress prepared to adjourn for summer recess without reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach sent an e-mail to agency employees Aug. 3 designed to lessen worries about job security
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