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Modern Healthcare: Gottlieb sets a new standard for FDA commissioner

“Dr. Scott Gottlieb has taken industry skeptics by surprise.”

“When the Trump administration tapped Gottlieb to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year, branded-drug manufacturers and their investors celebrated. Others were less exuberant.”

“Industry observers expected Gottlieb, who advised GlaxoSmithKline and was a board member for several other drug and device makers, to protect Big Pharma’s interests.”

“Yet, about a year later, the FDA commissioner has quieted many of his critics. An unprecedented level of transparency and public disclosure has garnered support from across the industry. Gottlieb has tried…” Read the full article here.

Source: Gottlieb sets a new standard for FDA commissioner – By Alex Kacik, June 16, 2018. Modern Healthcare.

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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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