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As the year began, no one really thought that within a few months, the systems upon which we rely on for just about everything would be so severely disrupted and tested by the presence of something we cannot even see … Continue reading
The system of FDA Advisory Committees is in place so that when FDA needs advice – either on policy development, reviewing an issue with an already approved medicine, or regarding new drug approvals – the agency has a lot of … Continue reading
When one thinks of FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) there is a likely tendency to think of the regulatory action letters – Warning Letters or Untitled Letters -issued by that office to pharmaceutical companies about their promotional communications. … Continue reading
In recent years, FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) has been diminished in the volume of its enforcement expressed through the issuance of Warning and Untitled Letters. OPDP now sends out only a handful of letters each year when … Continue reading