US FDA’s Opaque Galafold Review: A Rare Misstep In The Trump Era

When FDA reversed course and allowed Amicus to file for Accelerated Approval of migalastat, plenty of people suspected politics were at play. The agency's handling of the review won’t do anything to allay those suspicions.

Galafolds' heavily redacted cardio-renal consult review
What's the whole story of the Galafolds review?

US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has earned high marks for running the agency independently and credibly in the era of President Donald Trump.

Against that backdrop, FDA’s handling of Amicus Therapeutics Inc.’s application for Galafold (migalastat) for Fabry Disease has to count...

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