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FDA push to speed drug approvals and expand over the counter availability

April 3, 2026MedPage Today

MedPage Today relays FDA Commissioner Marty Makary's intent to accelerate approvals and move more drugs over the counter, which could reshape access and safety tradeoffs.

The FDA is continuing its quest to speed up drug approvals and make more drugs available over the counter, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, said Wednesday.
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