Legal Group to FDA: Reprint Guidance Violates First Amendment, Existing Court Order
SUMMARY: Public comments submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its guidance documents are generally tame, referring to matters for preference or a need to clarify vague sections. But in the case of a recent response to a new guidance on distributing reprints of scientific and medical literature, one group’s message for FDA is a bit more confrontational: Make changes to the guidance—or else.