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FDA Approvals - Drug Companies Must Offset Lower New Product Approvals With Aggressive


Drug Companies Must Offset Lower New Product Approvals With Aggressive Blockbuster Commercialization (Medical News Today)
While the uncertain economic environment has spared the pharmaceutical industry from its most devastating blows, low new drug application (NDA) approval rates in recent years have done substantial damage to drug makers' pipelines. The Pharmacy Technician's Letter has reported that just 25 new drugs and biologics won FDA approval in 2008, up from 18 in 2007 but substantially lower than 2004's 36.

Editorial Addresses Report On FDA Conflict Of Interest Screening Efforts (Medical News Today)
FDA "has distressingly limited interest" in addressing the "rising concern that conflicts of interest may bias the outcome of clinical trials," a New York Times editorial states.
 

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