FDA “Limited Use” Approval Pathway Gains Traction in Congress
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, signal Congressional revival of the Limited Population Antibacterial Development Program, offering antibiotics as the guinea pig for a potentially broader “limited-use” pathway.
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