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FDA shifts from expert advisers to ad hoc panels under Marty Makary

FDA shifts from expert advisers to ad hoc panels under Marty Makary

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment. But increasingly, the agency isn’t calling them. Instead, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has launched a series of ad hoc “expert panels” to discuss antidepressants, menopause …

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