FDA Can Help Vulnerable Patients Take 'Last-Resort' Medications

"Some members of Congress believe the FDA should be taken out of the equation. They complain that the agency bogs down the review process and prevents terminally ill patients from accessing potentially lifesaving treatments.  They recently introduced the Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017, which would allow 'unrestricted possession and use' of experimental drugs. It passed the Senate in early August."