Antibiotic Development: US FDA Needs Draft Guidance On QIDP Designation, GAO Says

Sponsors lack comprehensive advice on how to access benefits of GAIN legislation's incentives, which include the opportunity for fast track designation, priority review designation and five years of market exclusivity, government watchdog says.

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After reviewing the actions the US FDA has taken to encourage development of new antibiotics over the last four years, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the agency should issue specific guidance on its qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) designation.

In a report, GAO also recommends that the agency clarify how drug sponsors should use draft guidance documents...

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