Letter to the FDA Urging the Agency to Promptly Convene an Outside Expert Advisory Panel To Revisit the Decision to Approve Remdesivir for Treatment of COVID-19
Public Citizen called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to promptly convene an external expert advisory panel to evaluate whether the approval of the antiviral COVID-19 treatment remdesivir should be rescinded. The FDA approved the drug despite being aware of evidence from a major clinical trial that raised substantial doubts about whether the drug provides clinically meaningful benefit and without convening a public advisory committee meeting, as the agency routinely does prior to approving such new drugs.
July 21, 2021, FDA response letter.
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