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.

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.The Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program is intended to slash review times from the current average of 10 to 12 months,

The FDA is launching a program to reward companies with accelerated drug review and speedy agency feedback, if their actions align with the FDA's national health priorities.