Day: August 24, 2023

Patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) have a vital role in raising awareness about diseases and representing patient interests with the industry and FDA. In the last few years, PAOs played a critical role in raising patients’ opinions about controversial new drugs with the FDA, in turn leading to the approval of those drugs by the FDA. … Read more

Unlike pharmaceuticals, supplement ingredients don’t undergo FDA preapproval for effectiveness or safety prior to market introduction. This regulatory gap has paved the way for manufacturers to overlook basic manufacturing standards, resulting in compromised product quality. The identity, purity, and composition of dietary supplements are often neglected, which becomes a critical issue given the complex physiological … Read more