FDA, Industry To Miss MDUFA V Congressional Deadline; Insiders At Odds Over Future Of Deal
Executive Summary
The US agency and the medtech industry still have significant disagreements, which means they will miss a 15 January deadline to send the MDUFA V user-fee deal to Congress. Insiders disagree, however, on how severe those disagreements are and when a deal can be reached.
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QUOTED. Scott Whitaker.
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