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The FDA released final guidance on quality attributes sponsors should consider for chewable tablets, suggesting they should be easy to chew, have a “bearable” taste and disintegrate easily. Read More
UK drug manufacturers will retain access to EU markets during the Brexit implementation period, the MHRA said, noting EU authorities will continue to recognize the UK’s manufacturing and distribution licenses as well as inspections. Read More
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration issued draft guidance for sponsors on prescription drug boxed warnings recommending the use of formats designed to instantly grab readers’ attention. Read More
The European Medicines Agency said it needs to scale back or suspend more activities, blaming Brexit for staff reductions that are disrupting its ability to function. Read More
The Senate Monday — by a 99 to 1 margin — passed a bipartisan legislative package targeting the opioid crisis. The move comes on the heels of House passage of its own measure designed to get a handle on prescriptions of and addictions/deaths linked to the potent pain med. Read More
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is considering revisions to its guidance for sponsors of medicines for neonates and is seeking input from stakeholders by Dec. 16. Read More
Dozens of patient groups penned a letter to CVS Health’s President and CEO Larry Merlo urging the company to scrap its recently announced plan to deny coverage of drugs that fail to meet a certain level of cost-effectiveness. Read More
Generic drugmakers are suing New York state over its law imposing surcharges on distributors and manufacturers of opioids, arguing the tax disproportionately hurts generic manufacturers. Read More
“Several opioid prescribing practices were decreasing before the CDC guideline, but the time of its release was associated with a greater decline,” the study concluded. Read More