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Resources for You
Recent Press Announcements
- January 18, 2017 – Statement from FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. announcing new draft guidances on medical product communications
- January 18, 2017 – FDA and EPA issue final fish consumption advice
- December 23, 2016 – FDA approves first drug for spinal muscular atrophy