About PFDD &
the "More Than Skin Deep" Initiative
In 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began holding a series of meetings to hear directly from patients, caregivers, advocates, and other key community stakeholders about what it’s like to live with various medical conditions and how well available treatments are meeting patients’ needs. This meeting series, called the “Patient-Focused Drug Development” initiative or PFDD, has now been expanded to enable patient organizations to host PFDD meetings in collaboration with FDA.
The eczema community was approved to hold a meeting and five organizations – whose names and logos below link to their individual websites – have joined together to host the “More Than Skin Deep” PFDD initiative. This is the largest coalition of organizations to collaborate for a PFDD initiative and we’re jointly committed to making it the best one yet!
The purpose of PFDD meetings in general and the “More Than Skin Deep” eczema PFDD meeting is for FDA staff and researchers and developers of drugs and medical devices to understand more fully the burdens of living with a particular medical condition and what patients most value in terms of treatment benefits, as well as the risks and side effects they are willing to tolerate. An example of how PFDD can benefit people living with eczema is to deepen understanding about all the ways in which eczema impacts people’s lives – beyond the discomfort of having red, itchy skin that is so often the sole focus. You can help us tell the story fully and let these key audiences know that eczema is “More Than Skin Deep.”
The eczema community was approved to hold a meeting and five organizations – whose names and logos below link to their individual websites – have joined together to host the “More Than Skin Deep” PFDD initiative. This is the largest coalition of organizations to collaborate for a PFDD initiative and we’re jointly committed to making it the best one yet!
The purpose of PFDD meetings in general and the “More Than Skin Deep” eczema PFDD meeting is for FDA staff and researchers and developers of drugs and medical devices to understand more fully the burdens of living with a particular medical condition and what patients most value in terms of treatment benefits, as well as the risks and side effects they are willing to tolerate. An example of how PFDD can benefit people living with eczema is to deepen understanding about all the ways in which eczema impacts people’s lives – beyond the discomfort of having red, itchy skin that is so often the sole focus. You can help us tell the story fully and let these key audiences know that eczema is “More Than Skin Deep.”
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