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The FDA’s interpretation and policies on exemption as well as prohibition of wholesaling of compounded drugs in section 503B of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FDC) are explained in a draft guidance published on June 27. Read More
Receiving oncology study submissions that propose a too-wide range of types and formats of real world data (RWD) — along with a lack of basic elements of study design — has prompted the creation of the FDA’s new Oncology Quality, Characterization, and Assessment of Real-world Data (QCARD) Initiative. Read More
When communicating about the efficacy and risks of prescription and OTC drugs directly to consumers, quantitative information “can improve consumers’ accuracy in estimating the drug’s benefits and risks” and should be “accurate and understandable” says the FDA in a final guidance issued Tuesday. Read More
There’s a need to tap into a greater array of data sources, identify and consider research questions earlier on, and speed up the generation of real-world evidence (RWE), according to a report from the EMA released Monday. Read More
I am good friends with a woman with Parkinson’s disease. When I see her, I feel grateful that this is the most exciting time in history for medical advancements. The drugs she is taking clearly are extending her good “on” time so that she has extended periods during the day when she can function with daily activities. I also have seen the difference between good “on” time and “off” time, when the medications start wearing off. Read More
The U.S. government filed an appeal of a jury’s recent decision in the CDC patent infringement case involving Gilead’s HIV-prevention regimen, seeking $1 billion in compensation against Gilead’s $10 billion in revenue from the drugs. Read More
The Orphan Drug Act should give Jazz Pharmaceuticals the full seven years of exclusivity for its blockbuster narcolepsy drug, Xywav, says Jazz in its suit against the FDA, claiming the agency’s approval of a competitor drug, Lumryz, is unlawful. Read More
The FTC has filed an amicus brief urging a U.S. appeals court to side with the plaintiffs in a case that alleges Forest Laboratories paid several generics producers millions of dollars to drop a patent challenge for Forest’s hypertension drug Bystolic (nebivolol). Read More
PhRMA joined the constitutional showdown over the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by filing a complaint on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Read More
CDER formal dispute resolution (FDR) procedures on how to appeal a final order for OTC monograph drugs are outlined in a draft guidance the FDA released on Thursday. Read More