FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive, Dr. George Tidmarsh, to oversee US drug program, CDER (2025) Article

[Michael Harrop]

https://apnews.com/article/fda-drugs-trump-makary-george-tidmarsh-88471eab7dcaf1ab8cc4dd2491218120

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr. George Tidmarsh, a cancer and pediatric specialist, will direct the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which regulates the safety and effectiveness of all U.S. drugs.

Tidmarsh founded and led several pharmaceutical companies, including Horizon Pharmaceuticals, maker of an anti-inflammatory medication for arthritis. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Stanford University.

His appointment comes a month after the center’s acting director, Dr. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, announced her retirement.

As the agency’s top drug regulator, Tidmarsh will be charged with following through on a number of commitments made by Makary and his boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including reviewing the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone. The FDA is also scrutinizing certain uses of other long-established drugs, including antidepressants and hormone-replacement drugs for menopause.

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No mention of scrutinizing the safety of antibiotics, even though Dr. Makary is well-informed on their harms and their contribution to the chronic disease crisis.

 

[indigo34]

I've changed my opinion of Makary after hearing more of his interviews and reading more articles about what he's doing. He seems pro big-pharma when initally he was claiming to be skeptical.

 

[Otto Kretschmer]

I've changed my opinion of Makary after hearing more of his interviews and reading more articles about what he's doing. He seems pro big-pharma when initally he was claiming to be skeptical.

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The whole purpose of MAGA is to take the last brakes off corporations so that they can run loose and get even richer. I can't believe anyone in the US can be naive enough to believe otherwise.

Reps vs Dems fight isn't a fight of the common people versus the elites, at best it's just infighting among the elites.

 

[indigo34]

The whole purpose of MAGA is to take the last brakes off corporations so that they can run loose and get even richer. I can't believe anyone in the US can be naive enough to believe otherwise.

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It seems like you're conflating a lot of different things with this statement or perhaps I am misunderstanding you. It seems like you are calling me naive and a MAGA supporter. Is that correct? I'm definitely not part of "MAGA." I am located in the U.S. but I've never voted for Trump. My political views are pretty moderate, and I believe both parties represent the wealthy and corporations primarily first and foremost.

Makary's political views based on his past political donations and statements about covid are not strictly MAGA either, but it seems like you are implying they are. If you watch politics carefully you can also see that people act as both individuals and party members so you cannot always predict someone's behavior just based on their party. Also I can't tell if you are serious with using the term "I can't believe" in your statement about average voters but it seems like you are the one who is naive about average people and their voting motivations.

 

[Otto Kretschmer]

It seems like you're conflating a lot of different things with this statement or perhaps I am misunderstanding you. It seems like you are calling me naive and a MAGA supporter. Is that correct? I'm definitely not part of "MAGA." I am located in the U.S. but I've never voted for Trump. My political views are pretty moderate, and I believe both parties represent the wealthy and corporations primarily first and foremost.

Makary's political views based on his past political donations and statements about covid are not strictly MAGA either, but it seems like you are implying they are. If you watch politics carefully you can also see that people act as both individuals and party members so you cannot always predict someone's behavior just based on their party. Also I can't tell if you are serious with using the term "I can't believe" in your statement about average voters but it seems like you are the one who is naive about average people and their voting motivations.

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Ok I really misunderstood you. Treat my previous post as never written.