Opioids, Old Initiatives Dominate FY 2020 US FDA Funding Increase

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FDA's FY 2020 budget request would allocate funding increases to several initiatives in its Human Drugs program.

The US FDA intends to dedicate a substantial amount of its requested fiscal year 2020 Human Drugs program budget increase for new congressional mandates to fight the opioid crisis, but also wants increased funding for several other familiar areas.

In its congressional justification for its budget request, the agency asked for $55m for new opioids initiatives, which includes...

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