Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Approach to Addressing Drug Shortage; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is opening a comment period for the notice of public workshop published in the Federal Register of July 28, 2011 (76 FR 45268). In that notice, FDA announced a public workshop regarding the approach of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research to addressing drug shortages. FDA is opening a comment period in light of public interest in this topic and in order to gain additional insight about the causes and impact of drug shortages, and possible strategies for preventing or mitigating drug shortages.