GOP Accelerated Approval Proposal Could Expand Eligibility For US FDA Pathway

The rival to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone’s bill would not set expiration dates for accelerated approvals.

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The Republican proposal would allow sponsors to create a clinical development plan with the FDA to provide more clarity and certainty. • Source: Alamy

A Republican accelerated approval reform proposal attempts to expand eligibility for the US Food and Drug Administration’s expedited pathway and eschews automatic expiration dates for product clearances.

Current law states that the FDA can approve a product using the pathway upon a determination of an effect on...

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