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Episode 104 — Drug Pricing and Market Access: Deep Dive on the FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Program Awards

November 3, 2025
FDA just announced nine awards under the new CNPV program, based in part on drug pricing and onshoring of manufacturing. We review the awards in detail, consider possible agency rationale, and investigate broader implications on pharmaceutical pricing, launch strategies, and market transparency.

The new FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) pilot program promises to reduce recipients’ application review times from 10-12 months to just 1-2 months.  As part of the Trump administration’s push for most favored nation (MFN) pricing, drug affordability is one criterion for vouchers, marking FDA’s entry into the drug pricing fray.  In this episode of Connected With Latham, Washington, D.C. partner Chris Schott and counsel Monica Groat explore the voucher awards in detail and discuss how the accelerated review period might affect launch strategies, whether companies with no voucher will be disadvantaged, and potential risks and concerns.

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