New Age Thinking: US FDA’s Temple Sees Third Era Of Drug Development
Executive Summary
Robert Temple, the FDA's voice of institutional memory, believes drug regulation has quietly entered a third era: the “Age of Individualization.” Unlike the prior eras of safety and efficacy, there is no milestone legislation to set the ground rules.
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