As agency observers wonder whether and how political considerations will impact the timing of a COVID-19 vaccine approval or authorization, the Pink Sheet looks at instances through the years where agency staffers found themselves operating under precedents with which they disagreed or that didn’t work out as expected.

Several firms reporting quarterly earnings this week discussed how the outbreak is affecting supply chains, drug launches and clinical trials.

Suit against agency reveals internal discussions to approve Jacobus' Ruzurgi despite Catalyst's orphan exclusivity for the same drug; Sen. Bernie Sanders urged FDA to address price of Catalyst's Firdapse (amifampridine).