"If the price of these drugs was not so high, it wouldn't be such a problem."
Novo Nordisk' and Eli Lilly's weight loss drugs can cost over $1,000 for a month's supply, while compounded versions typically cost a few hundred dollars.
The FDA needs more support, Califf said. His comments contrast with those of Trump's nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has said the agency's department in charge of nutrition labels on food has "to go" because it was not protecting Americans.
"Look at food side; it's massively underfunded and if you're also saying you want to radically change the food system, that will be a problem," Califf said.
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