Device Makers Push for Lower FDA Fees (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Published by Yahoo! News Search Results for Food and Drug Admin November 8th, 2006 in Yahoo FDA News, Regulatory AffairsMedical device companies are negotiating with the Food and Drug Administration to pay lower fees for product approval. In closed-door talks, the medical device industry and FDA officials are reviewing the user-fee program in which manufacturers pay the agency when they submit products for approval.