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flag FDA appoints Dr. Richard Pazdur to lead drug safety and approval amid agency turmoil.

flag The FDA has named Dr. Richard Pazdur, a 26-year FDA veteran and former head of the Oncology Center of Excellence, as the new director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, succeeding Dr. George Tidmarsh, who resigned after an ethics review and allegations of misconduct. flag Pazdur will lead the agency’s largest unit, responsible for drug safety and approval, amid a period of instability marked by over 1,000 staff departures, low morale, and internal conflicts. flag He will oversee new initiatives, including a fast-track program to approve nationally critical drugs in one to two months, a significant reduction from the previous six-month minimum.

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