Weekly Vitals: User Fees Feedback, FDA's Pre-Subs, and More

Although we're heading into the summer doldrums, it proved to be a relatively big week for FDA. In the wake of President Obama signing MDUFA legislation, a contributing analyst for Forbes questioned the efficacy of user fees and noted that they didn't seem to be improving productivity at the agency. FDA this week also outlined plans for providing early feedback on products as part of the new "Pre-Sub" program aimed at helping manufacturers to improve effectiveness of their premarket submissions. Read about these and other top stories from around the Web in our weekly roundup.