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1 The newly announced CNPV pathway was introduced by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, on June 17, 2025, and is intended to expedite reviews for medications that address US public health priorities. The CNPV program, introduced by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, aims to reduce review times to 1-2 months for eligible applications.
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References 1. Dr Stahl is an internationally recognized clinician, researcher and teacher in psychiatry with subspecialty expertise in psychopharmacology. He is currently a professor at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as Honorary Fellow in psychiatry department at the University of Cambridge. Stahl SM, Davis RL.
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References 1. Managing agitation effectively can improve quality of life and delay transitions to more restrictive care settings. The longer we can keep patients at home, surrounded with their family members, the better.” Managing Agitation in Dementia.
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His research and clinical work focus on Puerto Rican and Latinx populations, ethnic minority identity, psychotherapy, and the social determinants of health. How does clinical technique tie back to a model of the mind or mentalhealth? I refer to this as a language of verticality, above and below.
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