Attorney Kurt Karst says a DC appeals court decision may help those seeking documents from FDA under the Freedom of Information Act to force the agency to move more quickly.
An unidentified company asks FDA not to publish a Warning Letter it received until the firm has exhausted its appeals and resolves other issues relating to contents of the letter.
CDER cancer drugs director Richard Pazdur, in a wide-ranging discussion with past and present advisory committee leaders, predicts that fast-track new drugs will continue to face market withdrawal, and cost-benefit will continue to not be an FDA approval factor.
Former FDA commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach says today’s complex medical problems will only be solved if medical device companies collaborate with each other and share their intellectual property.