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Inside the staff exodus and tanking morale that threaten Makary’s FDA
WASHINGTON — The steady erosion of experienced staff at the Food and Drug Administration is slowly compromising the agency’s ...
FDA chief talks staffing, abortion drug and tobacco
The FDA is still on track to meet its user fee targets despite a higher-than-normal vacancy rate among scientific reviewers.
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Drug inspectors warn of slower checks following FDA layoffs
Cuts at the FDA are slowing inspections of overseas drug manufacturers, prompting concerns from former and current employees that medication safety could be at risk, ProPublica reported July 7. Dozens ...
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
For years, inspectors have uncovered dirty equipment, contaminated supplies and fraudulent testing records in some overseas factories — serious safety and quality breaches that can sicken or kill ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra process foods, dietary guidelines and ...
As FDA Lays Off Thousands, State AGs Step In to Probe Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs
A recipient of the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award, Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis spoke with the National Law Journal about his storied career, from bringing one of the nation’s ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA morale, a U.S.-Swiss trade deal on pharma levies, and more
The steady erosion of experienced staff is slowly compromising FDA work and low morale is pushing more workers to the exits ...
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HELP Committee Supports Reauthorizing FDA Program to Streamline Review ...
"Since the administration took office, 20,000 employees at the Department of Health and Human Services have been dismissed, and this includes over 3,500 FDA staff currently on administrative leave ...
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OPDP is Still Standing: FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion ...
Taking a note from Sir Elton John’s 1983 hit, “I’m Still Standing,” the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued ...
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FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign ...
At the time, the agency said the reductions would not impact inspectors. ... In April, more than 3,500 FDA employees were laid off under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...