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FDA removes Office of Nonprescription Drugs Director Theresa Michele

statnews.comDecember 3, 2025health

Key Points:

  • The FDA removed Theresa Michele, the longtime director of the Office of Nonprescription Drugs, from her position on Wednesday.
  • Michele has been with the FDA since at least 2015 and led the office overseeing over-the-counter drugs.
  • She informed staff that she would be transferred to a leadership role in the FDA’s medical devices center starting Thursday.
  • Michele has not yet provided a public comment on the reassignment.