The “Program’s” Outside Contractor: Eastern Research Group
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
FDA has hired an outside firm, Eastern Research Group, to help assess the performance of the new review “Program” for novel drugs and biologics under PDUFA V. That assessment – which will be discussed at two public meetings – will help determine the future of FDA’s new review process after 2017.
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