The US Food and Drug Administration has launched a nationwide recruitment drive for scientists, medical experts and consumer representatives to serve on its advisory committees.
The panels provide advice on regulatory decisions involving medicines, vaccines and other health-related products.
The FDA said the recruitment effort is intended to bring qualified experts and consumer perspectives into its advisory process.
Advisory committees can review scientific evidence and provide recommendations to the agency, although their advice does not itself constitute a final regulatory decision.
The recruitment comes as the FDA continues to seek scientific and public input across a range of health-related regulatory issues.
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Reuters — FDA seeks scientists and consumer representatives
