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Tom Harkin: Some suggest that FDA should create a separate division of rare and neglected diseases within the Center for Drug…

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
Some suggest that FDA should create a separate division of rare and neglected diseases within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research to bring the proper expertise to bear on the analysis of drug applications intended to treat such maladies.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses the need for a dedicated FDA division for rare diseases.

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