Gottlieb To Reveal FDA's Antibiotics Resistance Plan At Pew Sept. 14

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb plans to unveil his agency's plan to combat antibiotic resistance on Friday (Sept. 14) at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Though Pew's announcement of the event contained scarce details on the plan, it came in the wake of an FDA plan to promote stewardship of antimicrobial drugs in veterinary settings; an FDA and CMS initiative to offer more incentives for antibiotic development; and a letter Pew Senior Director Allan Coukell sent to Gottlieb in August urging the...