Panel Of Former US FDA Commissioners Make Renewed Call For Independent Agency

Former FDA heads reflected on instances when they experienced pressure from their higher-ups; speakers also offered praise for the job Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is doing at the agency. 

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In reflecting on the political and policy pressures they faced from their respective presidential administrations, a panel of former US FDA commissioners opined that the agency would fare best if it were afforded a greater degree of independence.

Speaking at an Oct. 19 meeting hosted by the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI), Robert Califf, the predecessor to...

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