Challenging the FDA's authority isn't new – the agency's history shows what's at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
- Written by Christine Coughlin, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
In addition to evaluating new drug applications, the FDA also inspects drug manufacturing facilities.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration/FlickrPolitical pressure is nothing new for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency has frequently come under fire for its drug approval decisions, but attacks on its decision-making process and...





