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โ€œA Dangerous Ideaโ€ Revisited โ€” FDA Matters Recently Novo Nordisk dropped out of its arrangement with Hims and Hers because the latter continued to sell compounded GLP-1 weight-loss products that are no longer legal (except in extremely limited...

There cannot be one set of rules for GLP-1compounding and another set of rules for other drug products.

As a result, the narrow exceptions that compounders want to expand would cross critical boundaries that FDA needs to preserve.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #compounding

25.06.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Alice, Humpty Dumpty, and the New Administration โ€” FDA Matters As children, we are taught that โ€œsticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.โ€ That may have helped children develop resilience against verbal bullying, but it totall...

Words matter! Alice, Humpty Dumpty and I gaze โ€œThrough the Looking Glassโ€ to provide insights on: radical transparency, gold standard science, and ultra-processed foods.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #GoldStandardScience #UltraProcessFoods #UPF #FaustMD #MarionNestle

16.06.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Elon Musk and the Future of Government Investment in Our Nationโ€™s Future โ€” FDA Matters Elon Musk thought cutting government programs was about deficit reduction. When the โ€œOne Big Beautiful Billโ€ reconciliation legislation passed the House with a $3 trillion price tag, he realized he ha...

Elon Musk thought cutting government programs was about deficit reduction. It isnโ€™t. We need a deficit-neutral reconciliation bill that does not gut human services programs or abandon government investment in scientific research and innovation.

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10.06.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Dangerous Idea: Two Drug Manufacturing Pathwaysโ€“One Regulated, One Not โ€” FDA Matters Today, May 22, 2025, is the last day that mass compounded GLP-1 obesity medicines can be sold. Yet, some companies intend to continue selling compounded GLP-1 drugs to a large number of their customer...

FDA Matters recently published an important column on the need for FDA to maintain firm boundaries around all drug compounding, not just GLP-1โ€™s. Otherwise, FDA risks creating two systems, one regulated, one not.

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#FDAMatters #DrugCompounding #GLP-1

06.06.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Skeptical Enthusiasts Guide to โ€œAI at FDAโ€ โ€” FDA Matters I welcome Commissioner Makaryโ€™s embrace of AI and applaud yesterdayโ€™s announcement of the next step in agency adoption of AI technology.  I wrote earlier that: โ€œAI can help FDA make better regul...

AI is a wonderous tool now and promises to be even better in the future. However, we cannot just dismiss problems because AI is the wave of the future.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #FDAAI #AI #MAHA #AI #AIatFDA #Makary #ShannonLantzy #FDADownsizing

03.06.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Non-Defense Discretionary Spending Threatened By Budget Reconciliation Shortfalls โ€” FDA Matters โ€œWhile discretionary spending is not part of the reconciliation process, some policymakers may point to savings from that category as โ€œoffsetsโ€ for other policies.โ€ FDA makes significant contributio...

Budget reconciliation shortfalls threaten discretionary spending. In the face of fiscal hawks, Senator Collins may not have enough funds to protect public health agencies (FDA, NIH, CDC)

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#FDA #FDAMatters #NDD #NIH #SusanCollins #FDAbudget #appropriations #CDC

28.05.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Dangerous Idea: Two Drug Manufacturing Pathwaysโ€“One Regulated, One Not โ€” FDA Matters Today, May 22, 2025, is the last day that mass compounded GLP-1 obesity medicines can be sold. Yet, some companies intend to continue selling compounded GLP-1 drugs to a large number of their customer...

Today, May 22, 2025, is the last day that mass compounded GLP-1 obesity medicines can be sold. Yet, some companies intend to continue selling compounded GLP-1 drugs.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #FDApolicy #GLP1 #FDAapproved #FDCA

22.05.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Finally, Some Encouraging News from FDA โ€” FDA Matters The most important questions facing FDA and the stakeholder community are:  After the lay-offs, RIFs, and voluntary departures, does the FDA have enough staff and expertise to fulfill the agency...

The most important questions facing FDA are about whether it can carry out its responsibilities. Itโ€™s too soon to know. Meantime, we are monitoring the situation and can report some encouraging signs of progress.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #FDAMakary #FDArehiring

20.05.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
If You Are Not Confused, Then You Are Not Paying Attention: FDA Edition โ€” FDA Matters โ€œFlooding the zoneโ€ has worked as a strategy for the Trump Administration, at least so far. We are all so busy reacting to the newest proposals that we donโ€™t have time to address the previous weekโ€™s i...

Our ability to see FDAโ€™s direction and predict its future depends on the resolution of several unknowns. The potential for norm-breaking by the Administration multiplies the scenarios and makes each situation opaque.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #RFKjr #Makary #MAHA

15.05.2025 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picking Apart the Destructive Claim That Industry Controls FDAย  โ€” FDA Matters I am tired of the continued defamation of FDA as an agency controlled by industry.  That is not to say that FDA is perfect or that there have never been FDA-industry interactions that looked (an...

Picking Apart the Destructive Claim That Industry Controls FDA. Examines the revolving door, DOGE RIFโ€™s, and the way FDA makes product decisions. Analysis, not news coverage.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #RevolvingDoor #FDADecisions #RIF #DOGE #IndustryControlofFDA

12.05.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
New CBER Leadership: The FDA Matters Analysis โ€” FDA Matters The headline, โ€œDr. Prasad to succeed Peter Marks as CBER director,โ€ spread like wildfire Tuesday night after Endpoints News broke the story.   Reactions ranged from โ€œOmigod, heโ€™ll destroy the in...

FDA Matters analysis: Dr. Prasadโ€™s prior statements do not bind his actions as the new CBER director. We expect strong leadership, not harsh judgments, as he goes from outsider to insider.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #CBER #Prasad #Makary #PeterMarks #biotech #vaccines

08.05.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Truth-Telling: FDA User Fee Edition โ€” FDA Matters After 50 years in Washington, I have no expectation of being told the truth by government officialsโ€”elected or appointed. I like to think I have seen it allโ€”shading the truth, burying the truth, plaus...

Once Commissioner Makary knows better what he can and cannot do, he needs to forthrightly address the shorter term. It is not pocket change: medical products companies have a $5 billion financial commitment to FDA for activities in FY 26 and FY27

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#fda #FDAmatters #FDAuserfees

02.05.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The American People in the Hands of an Indifferent Government โ€” FDA Matters

The American People in the Hands of an Indifferent Government
FDA Matters: Downsizing doesnโ€™t require indifference to human needs

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #Downsizing #Congress #DOGE

29.04.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA and Politics: An Unhealthy Combination โ€” FDA Matters Dr. Makary is a physician, healthcare quality and outcomes researcher, and self-styled iconoclast. When he accepted the Commissioner position in November 2024, I am sure he believed that Trump 2.0 wou...

FDA and Politics: An Unhealthy Combination
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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #rif #makary #politics

22.04.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leaked FY 26 FDA Budget Document Explained โ€” FDA Matters There is a document widely-circulated this morning that purports to be the OMB passback to HHS of the draft proposed FY 26 HHS Presidentโ€™s budget request. It includes proposed numbers for FDA funding ...

Leaked FY 26 OMB budget passback to HHS circulating. Here is Stevenโ€™s analysis.

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #rif #makary #rfkjr

17.04.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rx for FDA: An Agenda for the Commissioner โ€” FDA Matters While FDAโ€™s responsibilities have not changed, its capacity to perform its duties has been significantly reduced. After subtracting approximately 4,500 employees  from the agencyโ€™s 19,000 employe...

Rx for FDA: An Agenda for the Commissioner. Ideas for moving forward.

Read the latest from FDAMatters โ€” The Grossman FDA Report:

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #rif #makary #rfkjr #FDAcommissioner

15.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA Matters FDA Matters and The Grossman FDA Report โ€” bringing you the latest in FDA News

The latest from FDAMatters โ€” The Grossman FDA Report:
Chestertonโ€™s Fence: The Meaning of Deregulation & Other Thoughts About FDA

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #rif #userfees #deregulation #cspi #politico

11.04.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Require Outside-the-Box Thinking โ€” FDA Matters Last Thursday, Alec Gaffney of AgencyIQ declared โ€œโ€ฆthe future of FDAโ€™s user fee programs is in extreme jeopardyโ€ ( here ). Alec has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best FDA analysts. Alec t...

The latest from The Grossman FDA Report:
The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Demand Fresh Thinking

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #FDArif #rif #userfees #medicalproducts

07.04.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Require Outside-the-Box Thinking โ€” FDA Matters Last Thursday, Alec Gaffney of AgencyIQ declared โ€œโ€ฆthe future of FDAโ€™s user fee programs is in extreme jeopardyโ€ ( here ). Alec has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best FDA analysts. Alec t...

The latest from The Grossman FDA Report:
The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Demand Fresh Thinking

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #FDArif #rif #userfees #medicalproducts

07.04.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
New Administrationโ€™s Food Priorities Require Resources, Expertise, and Regulations:Where Will They Come From? โ€” FDA Matters First appeared in Food Safety News . Reprinted with permission. ------------------------------ Se cretary Kennedyโ€™ announcement ca me last Thursday : FDAโ€™s contribution to the pending HHS reduct...

New Administrationโ€™s Food Priorities Require Resources, Expertise, and Regulations: Where Will They Come From?
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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #FDArif #rif #rfkjr #maha

04.04.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RIFโ€™s at FDA are random and arbitrary and that tells us a lot about what the Administration intends. We need to start focusing on Commissioner Makary immediate challenges: assessing what FDA can and cannot do with remaining staff and restarting the engine of production.

#FDA #FDAMatters

02.04.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
You are Entitled to Your Own Opinions, But Not to Your Own Facts โ€” FDA Matters If things went really bad at FDA, who would still be there at the endโ€”caring enough about the agency and public health  to keep fighting? My answer would be Dr. Peter Marks. I know you would agre...

FDA is immeasurably worse for Dr. Marksโ€™s departure, as are the American people. A very bad week for FDA. I see two pressing needsโ€ฆ..

Read โ€œYou are Entitled to Your Own Opinions, But Not to Your Own Facts.โ€ www.fdamatters.com

#FDA #FDAmatters #FDArif #PeterMarks #TheGrossmanFDAReport #DrMarks

29.03.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA Matters FDA Matters and The Grossman FDA Report โ€” bringing you the latest in FDA News

Steven answers questions about the FDA RIF:

Relative to the FDA workforce, how big is the RIF?

Will the RIF exemption be โ€œreviewerโ€ or โ€œreviewer teams,โ€ โ€œinspectorsโ€ or โ€œinspector teams?โ€

Will so-called โ€œuser fee employeesโ€ be protected from the RIF?

and more on www.fdamatters.com today!

28.03.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA Matters FDA Matters and The Grossman FDA Report โ€” bringing you the latest in FDA News

The topic: government downsizing in the 1990โ€™s and now. Steven takes an historical view of the political dynamics of each and addresses the larger question of how much government Americans want. www.fdamatters.com
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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #federalworkers #govtdownsize

25.03.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Planning is a Virtue, But Government Agencies Are Paid to Deliver Results โ€” FDA Matters The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for helping the American people before, during, and after a disaster. It has vast responsibilities and the unenviable burden of never know...

"We are going to eliminate FEMA," @Sec_Noem (on X) says in Cabinet meeting with Trump. (h/t @JenniferJJacobs on X)
Steven's thoughts: www.fdamatters.com/fdamatters/p...
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#FDA #FDAMatters#TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #trump #FEMA

24.03.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Your Brother-In-law Keeps Asking: What Is Happening to Federal Workers at FDA? โ€” FDA Matters The Federal Workforce is Largeโ€ฆ.FDAโ€™s Is Small But Important Deficit Reduction Will Reduce the Federal Workforceโ€ฆ.FDA Is Affected But Not Specifically Targeted President Clinton Significantl...

What Is Happening to FDA Employees? An Analogy Can Help
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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #trump #federalworkers #rfkjr #deficitreduction

21.03.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This 45-minute webinar will bring together medical and regulatory experts to discuss the implications of compounded obesity drugs, including potential risks, regulatory challenges, and patient safety ... This 45-minute webinar will bring together medical and regulatory experts to discuss the implications of compounded obesity drugs, including potential risks, regulatory challenges, and patient safety ...

Join The Obesity Society (TOS) on Wed., March 19, 12pm ET for a briefing on the risks of compounded obesity drugs. This event is open to patient and provider advocacy groups, Capitol Hill staffers, regulatory professionals, media, and the public. Register here: bit.ly/41BNN9J

19.03.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA Matters FDA Matters and The Grossman FDA Report โ€” bringing you the latest in FDA News

My latest post: The MAHA Challenge: Can It Lead to a Healthier and Safer Food Supply? The latest from FDA Matters, The Grossman FDA Report. Read here: www.fdamatters.com
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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #trump #maha #rfkjr #foodpolicy #healthyeating

18.03.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA Matters FDA Matters and The Grossman FDA Report โ€” bringing you the latest in FDA News

Zero-Based Defense (ZBD) of Critical Government Programs, Passage of FY 25 CR: FDA Level-Funded But Other Programs Hit, Multiple Budget Battles Yet to Come: FDA at Continued Risk, What I am Reading: Proposed Cuts to Medicaid. Read more: www.fdamatters.com
#FDA #FDAMatters

14.03.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FDA Matters FDA Matters and The Grossman FDA Report โ€” bringing you the latest in FDA News

The latest from FDA Matters, The Grossman FDA Report: What I Learned By Speaking About โ€œFDA in Trump 2.0โ€. Read here: www.fdamatters.com

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#FDA #FDAMatters #TheGrossmanFDAReport #FDApolicy #trump #AmericasBloodCenters

12.03.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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