Pfizer Hires Top FDA Official Just Weeks After She Leaves Agency
HHS secretary RFK Jr. said that he would “shut the revolving door to reestablish public trust” in the department.
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FDA CDER director Patrizia Cavazzoni announces resignation
has confirmed that its director of the Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Patrizia Cavazzoni, has announced her resignation ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Lilly and Roche weight loss drugs, FDA and compounders, and more
Three U.S. senators are calling on Robert Kennedy Jr. to disclose what he and President Trump discussed with drugmakers ...
St. Louis FDA laboratory DOGE said would close will stay open
A federal pharmaceutical testing facility in St. Louis will remain open, despite appearing on DOGE’s list of scheduled office ...
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Anxious Industry Awaits Makary’s Hearing Amid Disruptions, Layoffs at FDA
The Senate hearing for FDA Commissioner nominee Marty Makary comes after President Trump's NIH pick, Jay Bhattacharya, was ...
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FDA’s ‘Drug Safety Priorities’ Working Group Politicized Under Biden Administration
Per the FDA: The DRMB is a cross-CDER governance board responsible for three key objectives: (1) facilitating and coordinating decisions around major product safety issues, (2) providing clear and ...
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In letter to RFK Jr., Democrats flag threats to drug review process from FDA firings
The user fee program framework includes trigger rates that must be met in order for the FDA to access the funding. Without enough staff at the CDER, which receives user fees, the FDA could find ...
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Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor
Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) from 2020 until January, when she resigned just ahead of President Trump’s return to office.
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Ex-CDER chief Patrizia Cavazzoni becomes Pfizer’s chief medical officer
Trump has made major cuts across several federal health agencies—including the FDA—in the name of government efficiency, resulting in thousands of layoffs. After taking the top spot at CDER ...
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Role of FDA's Drug Information Centers
MATTB provides assistance and training through outreach to industry. A: CDER's Division of Drug Information (DDI) serves as a focal point for public inquiries regarding human drug products.
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Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug center, joins Pfizer as chief medical officer
Cavazzoni was the head of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), from 2020 until her departure in January. She was one of several top FDA officials who left the agency ahead ...
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FDA Layoffs, RFK Jr. at HHS, and What This Means for FDA-Regulated Companies
While these layoffs affected areas such as CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) and the Human Foods Program (HFP), it’s worth noting that CDER (Center for Drug Evaluation and ...