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FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive George Tidmarsh to oversee US drug program

FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive George Tidmarsh to oversee US drug program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the latest in a string of leadership changes at the agency. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr. George Tidmarsh, a cancer and pediatric specialist, will direct the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which regulates the safety …

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