Pazdur’s departure comes amid wider clashes with #FDA top brass over who should lead the agency’s key departments, & how to balance sped-up #drug reviews with #QualityControl, acc/to 3 people familiar with the dynamics within the agency.
Pazdur’s breaking point happened when Makary pressed him to replace career drug regulators with his own hand-selected hires, those people said.
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Makary up to now has been a close personal ally of #HHS Secy #RFKJr. But Kennedy, who met with Pazdur for an hour on Wednesday, has grown frustrated with the public turmoil, sources say.
Pazdur’s departure has triggered broad concern across the admin, & within the #pharmaceuticals industry, over the potential that it could destabilize the #drug review process & erode confidence in the #FDA, once seen as the world’s gold standard regulators of #drugs & #vaccines.