Petition Argues FDA Has Overstepped In PGx Regulation
Executive Summary
A group of manufacturers and clinicians is asking the US agency to allow more discussion between manufacturers, labs and clinicians of how genetic factors could influence drug effectiveness – an area known as pharmacogenomics (PGx). The FDA had previously taken several steps to limit these communications.
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