Reducing addiction, promoting competition FDA priorities for 2018
The Food and Drug Administration today announced four priority areas for additional policy activity in 2018: reducing addiction to opioid drugs and cigarettes; promoting innovation and competition; empowering consumers to make informed decisions; and strengthening the FDA workforce. Specific policy efforts include new steps to support and streamline development and approval of treatments that address addiction; reducing burdens for creating and approving generic drugs; and extending new hiring and pay authorities to recruit and retain FDA staff.
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