On May 12, 2021, more than 100 stakeholders joined Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA Board of Directors for their Annual Public Meeting. The discussion centered on how public-private partnerships help advance the mission of FDA. Board members joined FDA leaders to highlight the impact of cross-cutting collaborations – especially in the last year as we faced unprecedented public health challenges. 

Internal FDA and White House communications released by FDA in response to a Freedom of Information Act request provide a glimpse into the in-fighting, leaking and chaotic decision-making during some of the most fraught moments of the pandemic during the Trump administration.

The US Food and Drug Administration is considering new regulatory action to create more consistency in the labeling of investigational drugs to help reduce medication errors and protect patients as well as the integrity of the clinical trial results.

The agency is looking at recommending a harmonized global approach to the issue.

The US Food and Drug Organization’s (FDA’s) Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology issued its first-ever annual report summing up the office’s work.
 
The scope of the office’s charge meant that during the pandemic, staff effort was largely directed toward addressing the global public health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic, noted Gerald Dal Pan, director of FDA’s Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE).