FDA Device Center Analyzes Why It Missed PMA Review Goals
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA pre-market approval reviews tend to take longer when the medical officer leaves the review team, when clinical trial data issues arise and when companies engage in "excessive" back and forth with FDA during the review process, according to a recent FDA analysis.
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