Yes, I do mean that FDA is worried about getting bad PR.
The incentives of the FDA are unfortunate. If they don't approve a drug that would have saved 100k people there is no bad press for those 100k deaths. But if they approve a drug that kills 1k people there is a lot of bad press.
So they have strong incentives to not approve anything unless absolutely needed.
The incentives of the FDA are unfortunate. If they don't approve a drug that would have saved 100k people there is no bad press for those 100k deaths. But if they approve a drug that kills 1k people there is a lot of bad press.
So they have strong incentives to not approve anything unless absolutely needed.