FDA Workshop Will Focus on Development of Antihypertensive Therapies for Use in Pediatric Patients

This FDA public workshop, hosted with the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI), will bring together key stakeholders, including clinicians, academicians, regulators, industry, and patients/caregivers, to discuss the similarities and differences in disease pathophysiology and drug response across age groups, determine the extent to which efficacy can be extrapolated from adults to pediatrics, identify development priorities for both initial therapy and uncontrolled hypertension, and explore feasible strategies to generate evidence for the safe and effective use of antihypertensive treatment(s) in pediatric patients with hypertension, including children younger than six years of age.