Next Steps for Patient-Centered Drug Development: Room for More Input, With Limits
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Patient advocates are pushing the Food & Drug Administration to take the next step in the agency’s patient-focused drug development initiative and more directly incorporate the patient experience into regulatory decisions. While that’s a welcomed ask, FDA officials say, it’s not as easy as it looks.
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