FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb will reportedly resign as head of the US food and drug regulator
It has been difficult for Gottlieb, who has three young children, to commute back and forth between Washington, DC and his home in Connecticut, according to the Post.
Gottlieb had been a vocal critic of popular e-cigarette startups like Juul, which he has repeatedly slammed for itsGottlieb has also won both praise and criticism for the FDA's speedy approval of many new drugs, including low-cost generic medicines. Alex Azar, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, praised Gottlieb in a statement on Tuesday as"an exemplary public health leader, aggressive advocate for American patients, and passionate promoter of innovation."
"Scott's leadership inspired historic results from the FDA team, which delivered record approvals of both innovative treatments and affordable generic drugs, while advancing important policies to confront opioid addiction, tobacco and youth e-cigarette use, chronic disease, and more," Azar said."The public health of our country is better off for the work Scott and the entire FDA team have done over the last two years.
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