Opinion: The policy initiatives Scott Gottlieb championed at the FDA will remain after he departs
The FDA will carry on the policies that Scott Gottlieb worked on and promoted after he steps down as commissioner, says a former agency associate commissioner and longtime FDA watcher.
The resignation of Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration raises a big question: Will the policies so publicly advocated by Gottlieb continue after his departure?
Gottlieb has been one of the most communications-savvy administrators the government has ever seen. He tweeted virtually every day as @SGottliebFDA not just to tell the Twitterverse what he was doing but to substantively explain complex policies and to advocate for FDA decisions. Many of his tweets were issued on weekends; you almost see Gottlieb sitting in his home writing and transmitting his tweets.
Gottlieb also through official FDA channels, covering virtually
