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India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization has unveiled three new guidelines that it says paves the way forward for more clinical trials in the country by reducing red tape for clinical research. Read More
The head of the World Health Organization is speaking out against the Trans Pacific Partnership, contending that the 12-country deal could cause drug prices to spike. Read More
Two senators are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services to authorize prescription drug importation to combat price manipulation. Read More
To spur greater mutual inspection reliance between the FDA and EU, the agency and Congress are working to grant the EMA access to unredacted inspection reports. Read More
Despite a vast, “herculean feat” to obtain clinical trial data, the effect of Merck’s lipid-lowering Vytorin on cardiovascular health was just too small — with worrying holes in data that could hinder any proof of clinical meaningfulness, FDA advisors said. Read More
Following congressional outcry, an NIH task force issued findings that show underlying problems with its now-shuttered drug compounding facilities were “widespread and longstanding,” but did not cause any direct harm to patients. Read More
Since January, the FDA has issued 16 drug GMP warning letters covering 19 facilities, and more than three-fourths of those letters cited data integrity issues. Read More
While there is no set timeframe for the release of the FDA’s final quality metrics guidance, the agency has plans to recruit volunteers to conduct a “dry run” in the spring to test the collection and sending of data to the agency. Read More
The Department of Justice, the FDA and other federal partners announced a nationwide sweep that resulted in the filing of criminal and civil cases against 89 makers of dietary supplements. Read More