What Would the FDA Do to Expedite Drug Development and Approval

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Multiple Choice

What would the FDA do to expedite drug development and approval for an outbreak of smallpox,for which there is no known treatment?

• A) List smallpox as a health orphan disease.
• B) Omit the preclinical research phase.
• C) Extend the clinical research phase.
• D) Fast track the investigational drug.

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Definitions:

Factory Overhead

Costs associated with the production process that are not directly tied to specific units of product, such as maintenance, utilities, and salaries of indirect labor.