Priority Review Voucher Fee Decreases For FY 2021 May Reflect US FDA Personnel Changes

In part because assessment costs plummeted in FY 2019, the FY 2021 fee to redeem a priority review voucher will be 37% less than the previous year.

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The FY 2021 priority review voucher user fee decreased more than 37% from the previous year. • Source: Shutterstock

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