Trump signs 'right-to-try' allowing gravely ill patients to bypass FDA for experimental medicines

by | May 31, 2018

Trump signs 'right-to-try' allowing gravely ill patients to bypass FDA for experimental medicines

by | May 31, 2018

  • President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had been major supporters of the “right-to-try” legislation, which would bypass drug regulators to give gravely ill patients access to experimental medicines.
  • Proponents say this gives patients hope they would not otherwise have.
  • Critics say the legislation undermines the FDA’s authority to regulate drugs and could leave patients vulnerable to medicines that might not work or may even be harmful.

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