US FDA Mulls Granting Regulated Industry Flexibility To Respond To Misinformation
Executive Summary
The rapid pace with which inaccurate information can spread on social media may necessitate loosening some of FDA’s regulations on sponsors to let them respond, Commissioner Robert Califf said at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Califf also worried about how legitimate debate can undermine public confidence in FDA.
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