1. Gottlieb, S. Twitter. In 2018, FDA approved a record number of novel drugs; including first drug ever to treat smallpox; treatment for management of opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults; many novel cancer therapies; a new class of drugs to prevent migraines; and a new single dose treatment for the flu. Tweet date: 24 Jan 2019.
2. Baumann J. Twitter. FDA approved two oncology drugs in 2005; in 2018, there were 48. “To my new colleagues at @US_FDA, I expect us to keep this up when I get over there,” @NCIDirector. #AACR19 #drugapprovals. Tweet date: 31 March 2019.
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