The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to take a more proactive approach in combatting misinformation and communicating decisions to the public when approving drugs, especially when the decision goes against the recommendations of its advisory committees. Not doing so will continue to undermine the public’s trust in the agency, said a panel of former FDA commissioners and others at the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) annual conference on Tuesday.   Califf ad...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new draft guidance document on social media focused on how companies can correct blatant misinformation contained on the Internet and social media channels, long a source of frustration for FDA-regulated companies. Background The issuance of guidance on social media was required by the  Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act ( FDASIA ) , Section 1121 of which calls for FDA to, by August 20...