New Year’s Predictions From FDA Leadership Past And Present: GLP-1s, Mental Health, Big Data

Current and former commissioners note their positive expectations for the coming year and discuss efforts to standardize drug review and globalize filing of generics, while Janet Woodcock strikes a more sober tone on the ‘limitations of what both government and medicine can do.’

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FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and fromer Commissioner Scott Gottlieb speak at CERSI Summit • Source: Screenshot from CERSI summit

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf and three of his predecessors shared what they think will be positive developments in the new year, including continued health improvements from GLP-1 obesity treatments and a resurgence in drugs targeting mental health disorders.

Califf, former acting commissioner Janet Woodcock, and former commissioners Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan spoke on a panel at the...

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