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US FDA delays two drug reviews in new voucher program after safety, efficacy concerns
FDA scientists flagged safety issues including adverse events and a patient death, leading to delayed reviews and extended timelines for drugs in the National Priority Voucher program.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration delayed review of two drugs in the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program after safety concerns, including a patient death, were flagged.
- Initially framed as a small pilot, the program, launched by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, has expanded from a cap of five drugs to 18 vouchers awarded.
- FDA reviewers say the timeline omits the standard 60-day prefiling period and staffers report pressure to skip review steps despite missing data.
- That staff turnover has left the FDA drug center with 20% staff loss and its fifth director in the past year, straining review capacity.
- The program is intertwined with White House pricing efforts and remains popular there, but former FDA officials declined sign-off amid legal questions about approval authority.
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