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FDA Approves More Drugs, Still Misses Deadlines
?Since the early 1990s, the FDA has tried to review applications on strict timelines, in return for company payments that fund the hiring of more scientists. For 2008 the agency is supposed to review 90 percent of drug applications on time. While final data for 2008 are not yet available, FDA officials say they do not expect to reach that goal.?
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