U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine: Guidance for Industry: Specifications: Test Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for New Biotechnological/Biological Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH GL40)

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-460
2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Pitts

On December 7, 2011, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius overruled a decision of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the over-the-counter (OTC) status of emergency contraception. What will be the repercussions of Secretary Sebelius’s action? Why is the act itself of far greater long-term significance than the transitory regulatory action it impacts? By reversing an FDA decision, the Secretary has set a dangerous precedent for all-comers to lobby Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the White House on any and all FDA decisions—directly inserting politics into what must be a scientifically driven process.


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