approvable
adjective
ap·prov·able
ə-ˈprü-və-bəl 
: capable or worthy of being approved
an approvable plan
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New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2025
The Company believes that since remdesivir is already US FDA approved, our drug candidate encapsulating remdesivir is likely to be an approvable drug, if safety is comparable.
—Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The argument over whether the drug works and is approvable may be the sector’s biggest battleground.
—Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
NRDC’s conclusion, in its report:
FDA’s scientific reviewers’ findings show that none of these products would likely be approvable as new additives for nontherapeutic livestock use if submitted today, under current FDA guidelines.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2014
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New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2025
The Company believes that since remdesivir is already US FDA approved, our drug candidate encapsulating remdesivir is likely to be an approvable drug, if safety is comparable.
—Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The argument over whether the drug works and is approvable may be the sector’s biggest battleground.
—Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
NRDC’s conclusion, in its report:
FDA’s scientific reviewers’ findings show that none of these products would likely be approvable as new additives for nontherapeutic livestock use if submitted today, under current FDA guidelines.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2014
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“Approvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approvable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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