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The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Marty Makary, resigned Tuesday after leading the agency for just 13 months. Makary’s tenure at the FDA was marked by significant controversy, as he angered a number of political constituencies. Makary was elevated to head the FDA by President Donald Trump as part of the administration’s embrace of the Make America Healthy Again movement, represented by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His time at the FDA saw a significant exodus of agency officials and employees, which created turmoil in the agency’s drug review program and frustrated pharmaceutical companies waiting for regulatory approval for their products. He also angered pro-life Republicans, who accused him of…Open
Trump-appointed FDA commissioner Marty Makary resigned. It's believed his resignation comes in part due to approval of fruit-flavored E-cigarettes. Opponents have questioned whether the change will influence teenagers to participate while proponents suggest it could help wean cigarette users off tobacco. #health #ecigarrettes #FDA
Marty Makary's departure from the Food and Drug Administration may remove one of the Trump administration's lightning rods for controversy. - But it won't solve the organizational upheaval and political jockeying that marked much of his 13-month tenure. Why it matters: There's lots of uncertainty around how the Senate will find the bandwidth to confirm another FDA commissioner while it considers President Trump's nominees for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and surgeon general . - The FDA itself is also facing other key internal vacancies, including for directors of the centers overseeing drugs and biologics. - And there are questions about whether a successor will continue efforts to streamline clinical trials and…
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Markary's tenure had been tumultuous amid controversies over abortion drugs, vape approvals, and the Make America Healthy Again movement more generally.
Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
The approval marks a shift after the FDA for years worked aggressively to regulate flavored vapes. The move came after President Donald Trump reportedly pressed the FDA commissioner to approve the product.
