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US Food and Drug Chief to Resign

by VOA News

   The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is resigning after
   nearly two years on the job.

   Scott Gottleib will step down as commissioner in about a month, Health
   and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar II said Tuesday.

   Gottleib has presided over the FDA's aggressive push to restrict the
   use of e-cigarettes by young Americans, require lower nicotine levels
   in cigarettes in order to make them less addictive, speed approval
   times for cheap generic medicines in an effort to bring down
   prescription drug prices, and combat the country's deadly opioid
   crisis.

   Gottleib was tapped for the job in 2017 and has since enjoyed the
   support of President Donald Trump and senior leaders from both parties.

   The 46-year-old physician said he was leaving to spend more time with
   his wife and three young daughters.