With Scott Gottlieb leaving the FDA, public health advocates worry that some of his public health goals will go unfinished.
Health advocates worry FDA will be weakened without Scott Gottlieb. By Laurie McGinley and Laurie McGinley Reporter covering health and medicine Email Bio Follow Lenny Bernstein Lenny Bernstein Reporter covering health and medicine Email Bio Follow March 7 at 6:36 PM Scott Gottlieb, one of the most activist Food and Drug Administration commissioners in recent years, pushed ideas such as banning menthol in cigarettes and packaging opioids in small blister packs to prevent overuse.
Tobacco-control activists are among the most worried. While they sometimes pressed Gottlieb to go further on e-cigarette and tobacco issues, they are now anxious his successor will have neither the interest – nor the political or bureaucratic clout – to make the issue a top priority. E-cigarette enthusiasts, who say the FDA’s anti-youth-vaping campaign harms adults wanting to use the products to quit regular cigarettes, took to Twitter to applaud his departure. But they conceded the next commissioner might carry on the vaping effort.
It’s also possible that an acting commissioner ends up staying for the rest of the term. President Trump has said he’s in no rush to name permanent members of his Cabinet after a series of departures, claiming that members of his administration serving in an acting capacity give him “more flexibility.”
Mendell also noted that Gottlieb wants opioid dose guidelines for caregivers broken out by type of injury, so prescribers have better prescribing instructions.
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