Initiatives to speed new drug development and regulatory review: The impact of FDA-sponsor conferences

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 771-788

  Dimasi, Joseph A ^a   Manocchia, Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Approval time; CANDAs; Clinical development time; Fast track initiatives; FDA sponsor conferences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG INDUSTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0030840825     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159703100319     Document Type: Article

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