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The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Brian Lawler	Is the FDA Still Approving New Drugs? Lately the FDA seems more reluctant to approve new drugs than it once was. Let's take a look at the actual numbers from the past eight years.
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BusinessWeek June 12, 2006 Catherine Arnst	Going From The Lab To Limbo The FDA has been delaying decisions on applications, and drugmakers are fuming.
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The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Faster Pathway to Drug Approvals A thinktank called the Pacific Research Institute has proposed letting drugs approved by the European Medicines Authority onto the market in the U.S. before the Food and Drug Administration has approved the drugs.
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The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	The Final Obstacle to Your Drug Company Multibagger The dreaded FDA advisory committee meeting.
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