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Prescription for change: an interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler
1Food and Drug Administration.
Physician Assistant (American Academy of Physician Assistants)
|June 7, 1992
Abstract:
Dr David A. Kessler took over as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in December 1990. Since then, he has initiated many changes to improve the structure and efficiency of the agency. In this interview, he describes some of the problems and challenges associated with the process of reviewing and approving new drugs.