FDA commissioner defends agency's drug approval decisions after wave of backlash

Martin Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during a news conference at the US Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary defended himself in a CNBC interview aired Tuesday after months of pressure over recent drug rejections . …