Fifth Circuit’s Mifepristone Decision Undercuts Judicial Review, Says Bar Association

By overriding the FDA’s scientific judgments and methodology, the Fifth Circuit second-guessed the FDA’s Congressional mandate to consider all scientific evidence in drug approval decisions, the American Bar Association (ABA)…

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FDA Panel Prefers Larger Clinical Trial Group, Enhanced Labeling for Pulse Oximeters

Evaluating the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings on individuals with differing skin pigmentation, and differentiating between the device’s medical vs. OTC versions dominated the discussions during Friday’s FDA advisory committee…

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Fifth Circuit’s Mifepristone Decision Would Engender Regulatory Chaos, Former FDA Officials Argue

Allowing courts to overturn science-driven drug approval decisions would open the door to a myriad of partisan legal challenges, exert a chilling effect on the business of drug development, and…

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