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Citing agency officials, The Wall Street Journal reported this month that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 20 new drugs so far this year -- just one short of the total for all of 2010. Some lawmakers in Washington have been arguing that the FDA's tougher safety stance has slowed down the pace of drug approvals and is hurting the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
Janet Woodcock, the head of the FDA's drug division, defended the FDA's role, saying challenges being faced by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry are related to high failure rates of drugs in the development process rather than FDA regulations.
Janet Woodcock, the head of the FDA's drug division, defended the FDA's role, saying challenges being faced by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry are related to high failure rates of drugs in the development process rather than FDA regulations.