A Dangerous Idea: Two Drug Manufacturing Pathways–One Regulated, One Not — FDA Matters Today, May 22, 2025, is the last day that mass compounded GLP-1 obesity medicines can be sold. Yet, some companies intend to continue selling compounded GLP-1 drugs to a large number of their customer...

Today, May 22, 2025, is the last day that mass compounded GLP-1 obesity medicines can be sold. Yet, some companies intend to continue selling compounded GLP-1 drugs.

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2/13 The demands represent "an extraordinary flex" of Kennedy's power to make decisions typically left to career scientists at the FDA, injecting his long-held vaccine skepticism into federal policy decisions.
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FDA and Politics: An Unhealthy Combination — FDA Matters Dr. Makary is a physician, healthcare quality and outcomes researcher, and self-styled iconoclast. When he accepted the Commissioner position in November 2024, I am sure he believed that Trump 2.0 wou...

FDA and Politics: An Unhealthy Combination
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Leaked FY 26 FDA Budget Document Explained — FDA Matters There is a document widely-circulated this morning that purports to be the OMB passback to HHS of the draft proposed FY 26 HHS President’s budget request. It includes proposed numbers for FDA funding ...

Leaked FY 26 OMB budget passback to HHS circulating. Here is Steven’s analysis.

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Rx for FDA: An Agenda for the Commissioner — FDA Matters While FDA’s responsibilities have not changed, its capacity to perform its duties has been significantly reduced. After subtracting approximately 4,500 employees  from the agency’s 19,000 employe...

Rx for FDA: An Agenda for the Commissioner. Ideas for moving forward.

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Chesterton’s Fence: The Meaning of Deregulation & Other Thoughts About FDA

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The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Require Outside-the-Box Thinking — FDA Matters Last Thursday, Alec Gaffney of AgencyIQ declared “…the future of FDA’s user fee programs is in extreme jeopardy” ( here ). Alec has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best FDA analysts. Alec t...

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The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Demand Fresh Thinking

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The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Require Outside-the-Box Thinking — FDA Matters Last Thursday, Alec Gaffney of AgencyIQ declared “…the future of FDA’s user fee programs is in extreme jeopardy” ( here ). Alec has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best FDA analysts. Alec t...

The latest from The Grossman FDA Report:
The Possible Demise of User Fees: Existential Threats Demand Fresh Thinking

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New Administration’s Food Priorities Require Resources, Expertise, and Regulations:Where Will They Come From? — FDA Matters First appeared in Food Safety News . Reprinted with permission. ------------------------------ Se cretary Kennedy’ announcement ca me last Thursday : FDA’s contribution to the pending HHS reduct...

New Administration’s Food Priorities Require Resources, Expertise, and Regulations: Where Will They Come From?
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The topic: government downsizing in the 1990’s and now. Steven takes an historical view of the political dynamics of each and addresses the larger question of how much government Americans want. www.fdamatters.com
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Planning is a Virtue, But Government Agencies Are Paid to Deliver Results — FDA Matters The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for helping the American people before, during, and after a disaster. It has vast responsibilities and the unenviable burden of never know...

"We are going to eliminate FEMA," @Sec_Noem (on X) says in Cabinet meeting with Trump. (h/t @JenniferJJacobs on X)
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Your Brother-In-law Keeps Asking: What Is Happening to Federal Workers at FDA? — FDA Matters The Federal Workforce is Large….FDA’s Is Small But Important Deficit Reduction Will Reduce the Federal Workforce….FDA Is Affected But Not Specifically Targeted President Clinton Significantl...

What Is Happening to FDA Employees? An Analogy Can Help
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My latest post: The MAHA Challenge: Can It Lead to a Healthier and Safer Food Supply? The latest from FDA Matters, The Grossman FDA Report. Read here: www.fdamatters.com
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The latest from FDA Matters, The Grossman FDA Report: What I Learned By Speaking About “FDA in Trump 2.0”. Read here: www.fdamatters.com

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FDA Matters, The Grossman FDA Report: Taken from This Week’s Headlines, Makary Makes Commitments to Senators, March 14 Government Shutdown Cannot Be Ruled Out, User Fees Still Likely and more. fdamatters.com
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Today's edition of FDA Matters: The Grossman FDA Report:
"Lessons from Dr. Gottlieb’s 2017 Confirmation Hearing"
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I need a break from politics. Maybe you do, too? Let’s talk instead about living longer and healthier. Live event tomorrow. www.fdamatters.com/blog
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FDA Matters, The Grossman FDA Report: Never Lose the Whip Count, The Disconcerting Consequences of Lay-Offs By Fiat, and User Fees & layoffs at FDA. www.fdamatters.com/blog
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FDA, RIF's, and User Fees Explained in today's SPECIAL EDITION of FDA Matters: The Grossman FDA Report: www.fdamatters.com!
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NEW: “FDA Matters: Short Takes & Updates—Feb. 20, 2025” at www.fdamatters.com: four threats to FDA’s mission.

About FDA lay-offs “If Being Mission-Critical Isn’t Important Enough, What Is?”

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See today's edition of FDA Matters: “If Being Mission-Critical Is Not Important Enough, What Is?” at fdamatters.com/blog! Today’s column looks at the lay-offs of FDA probationary employees over the holiday weekend.

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See today’s FDA Matters’ “Short Takes and Updates” at www.fdamatters.com! It looks at the future of FDA user fees…and updates my column on FDA and budget reconciliation.

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