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A drug’s active ingredient name does not need to appear every time its brand name is repeated in an advertisement, the FDA says, clarifying the most common advertising issue that drugmakers question the agency about. Read More
The FDA says developers of next-generation heart drugs, known as PCSK9 inhibitors, will need to present data showing only their effectiveness at lowering cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation, not reducing heart attack or stroke. Read More
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded a review of adverse event reporting deficiencies at Roche, concluding the company’s failure last year to report adverse events for 19 drugs did not cause any additional risks to consumers. Read More
Twenty-five drugmakers have agreed to pay the state of Louisiana more than $88 million to settle Medicaid and Medicare fraud charges lodged against them as part of the state’s continuing crusade to recover funds paid out to drug companies improperly. Read More
The FDA has granted “regular” approval for Pfizer’s lung cancer drug Xalkori after conditionally approving it in August 2011 under the agency’s accelerated approval program. Read More
Today’s regulatory culture is too risk-averse when it comes to drug approvals and risks keeping promising treatments off the market, senior officials at the European Medicines Agency say. Read More
In a new “sunshine” bid, Britain’s brand drugmakers will begin disclosing payments made to physicians in connection with the development or sale of medicines, beginning in 2016. Read More
The European Medicines Agency will accept premarket applications with limited data for antibiotics that target unmet needs, according to an amended guideline on developing antibacterial drugs for multidrug-resistant infections. Read More
An effort to foster better communication between the FDA’s drug and device centers is starting to pay off, with fewer requests for duplicate data on companion diagnostic submissions. Read More
Swiss drugmaker Roche plans to partner with Swiss-owned Polyphor to develop a drug that targets a leading cause of hospital-borne infections. Read More
Sponsors of medical device clinical trials should avoid recruiting and putting at risk an unnecessarily large number of patients, a new guidance by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says. Read More