Generic Drugs: First-Cycle Review Times Improve, But Hundreds Of ANDAs Still Pending
Executive Summary
US FDA cut first-cycle review time 46% between fiscal year 2013 and FY 2015, but more than 900 ANDAs still awaited review by end of 2016.
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