Here are four things to know.
- Dr. Gottlieb said President Trump’s federal hiring freeze no longer applies to the FDA.
- The FDA head responded to criticism surrounding the proposed budget, saying he was not involved with developing the budget proposal, according to the report.
- Dr. Gottlieb said he will soon share a “drug competition action plan” and a list of off-patent drugs with no current generic competition.
- He also said the FDA plans to update its risk evaluation and mitigation strategy regulations — which ensure the benefits of a drug or biologic outweigh its risks — to prevent drugmakers from taking advantage of the rules for their own benefit, reports Regulatory Focus.
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