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. 2024 Sep 3;332(9):705-706.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.11987.

Checks and Balances on FDA's Authority

Holly Fernandez Lynch  1 , Peter Lurie  2 , I Glenn Cohen  3
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Checks and Balances on FDA's Authority

Holly Fernandez Lynch et al. JAMA. .
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In this Viewpoint, the authors refute recent suggestions that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not accountable for its decisions, pointing out the legal, legislative, and executive checks and balances on the agency.

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