Trump's FDA user-fee proposal draws criticism as 'neither wise nor realistic'

Fierce Pharma --------- President Donald Trump’s proposal to increase FDA user fees is already drawing some reaction from an industry that wants to cooperate, but is blanching at a proposal that would dramatically increase its fees. According to a blueprint released by the administration, the president’s budget calls for a boosting of FDA user fees to $2 billion in 2018, up from about $1 billion this year. The reasoning? “In a constrained budget environment, industries that benefit from FDA’s approval can and should pay for their share,” the document says. To get more in depth information click on the picture below to read the article.