The New FDA - Courtesy of the hugh Democratic majority and our new President.
The FDA is a politcal animal, and right now they all looking down the barrel of a loaded gun, with Uncle Henry Waxman, John Dingell, Pete Stark, and a host of other characters holding the trigger.
This new FDA is going to be extremely safety minded....
My favorite subject - FTY -720 and Cladribine will never get approved on the first go.... TOO MANY SAFETY ISSUES
The FDA will demand 2 completed 2-year safety phase 3 trials for both drugs. You can forget about 2010 approval........ these drugs will be lucky if they get apporval before early 2012 (FTY) and 2012-2013 (cladribine).