The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected Tracy Beth Høeg as its new head of drug research and evaluation – marking another leadership change in a tumultuous period for the agency. Høeg’s ...

The FDA appointed George Tidmarsh, MD, PhD, to be the nation's top drug official in July. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has since cycled through another two leaders in 5 months.

In a surprise move, the FDA has named the longtime leader of its oncology department, Richard Pazdur, M.D., as the new director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which oversees most ...

The US FDA approved 46 new drugs in 2025, despite a tumultuous year at the regulatory agency.

Amid an FDA shakeup and reports about interference in drug and personnel decisions, Pazdur resigned last month after more ...

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One day after the FDA’s new director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Richard Pazdur, M.D., informed colleagues of his sudden and unexpected retirement, one of his lieutenants ...

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) today announced that it has asked Martin Makary, the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review ...

Richard Pazdur will retire from the Food and Drug Administration only weeks after being named the head of its main drug review office. A spokesperson for the FDA confirmed that Pazdur, the director of ...