Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett for The NYT: A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision. ⊕ [Note: Gift link ] There is no definitive evidence linking the new F.D.A. guidance to the lunch, the donation or specific lobbying. But the episode represented a victory for an industry that mostly had been on the defensive for years. The now former FDA Commissioner Mary Makary quit in protest, and this isn’t the first time lobbying has led to FDA turnover. Yes, lobbying is great again! Say what you will about Makary or his recent subordinate (and, full disclosure, my co-fellow, co-author and friend) Vinay Prasad — as I have — at least they had principles. Those who pay for a STAT+ subscription can get the opposite take from Matthew Herper, who called Makary the worst FDA commissioner in 25 years. ⊕ [Note: And before you ask what poor Jane E. Henney (FDA commiss 1999–2001) did to him, 25 years is how long Herper has been covering biotech. The headline could have…
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