US FDA's Drug Seizures Seen As Most Significant Aspect Of Stem Cell Crackdown

  
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Former Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality Deputy Director Mark Schwartz says dishonest players have not often seen serious enforcement actions from the agency.

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Stem cell manufacturers have rarely been subject to aggressive US FDA enforcement actions, but Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's recent announcement about a crackdown on unscrupulous companies in the regenerative medicine industry along with the seizure of product from a California facility could signal a meaningful change in how the agency targets dishonest industry players, a former FDAer says.

The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) has not often directed the seizure of unapproved product as it did...

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