PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Woodbury, David H.
TI  - FDA: The Mission and the Message
DP  - 1993 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 8--11
VI  - 21
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/21/1/8.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/21/1/8.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1993 Mar 01; 21
AB  - This is the third article in a six-part series on new radiopharmaceuticals. Upon completion of this article, the nuclear medicine technologist will be able to (1) discuss the history of the FDA, (2) describe the process for new drug approval, (3) list possible causes for delay in new drug approval and the initiatives currently in place to streamline the review process, and (4) understand how the nuclear medicine community can improve its review submissions.