U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting “the health interests of Americans,” under a new initiative announced Tuesday. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency will aim to review select drugs in one to two months.

An FDA pilot program, known as the Commissioner’s Priority Voucher program, could drastically change the way pharmaceutical drugs reach the public and significantly cut down the time in

The US Food and Drug Administration announced a new national priority voucher plan that aims to cut drug review times to one to two months for companies it says are backing national interests.