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ArticleThe Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics2023

Great Trees Require Strong Roots: Evaluating Data and Delegation Doctrine Underlying Proposed Reforms to FDA's Accelerated Approval Program.

Anjali D Deshmukh

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Article in The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Anjali D DeshmukhGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GA, USA.

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Abstract

In "Missing the Forest for the Trees: Aduhelm, Accelerated Approvals & the Agency," Dr. Matthew Herder argues that agency capture and politicized discretion drive delays in confirmatory trials of accelerated approval drugs amongst other concerns at US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In highlighting this important problem and offering nuanced insight into agency workings based in part on interviews with twenty-three unnamed FDA officials and a three-drug case study, Dr. Herder suggests two innovative solutions. However, amidst broader debates balancing agency expertise, data, and delegation, these proposed policy solutions would benefit from more corroborative evidence and consideration of institutional advantages within constitutional limits.

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Drug ApprovalHumansPharmaceutical PreparationsUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationPharmaceutical PreparationsAccelerated ApprovalDrug RegulationFood and Drug AdministrationNon-Delegation

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PMID38477271
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