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This edition of Quick Notes focuses on congressional urging for approval of MDMA for PTSD and FDA approvals for J&J’s tuberculosis treatment Sirturo, a biosimilar for Eylea, a Stelara biosimilar and accelerated approval for Epkinly. Read More
As the second session of the 118th Congress begins, FDAnews will track important pending legislation, that has been acted on since Dec. 31, 2023 to keep you updated on laws and regulations that could impact your business. Read More
The FDA has called out three drugmakers for lack of compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and marketing unapproved products, among other lapses. Read More
A Texas pharmaceutical marketer was sentenced to two years and five months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $59 million in restitution for conspiring to defraud the US, receiving illegal kickbacks in exchange for compounded medications prescription referrals, and money laundering. Read More
This week, the FDA published a final guidance on clinical considerations for studies of opioid use devices. Draft guidances were issued for misinformation about drugs and devices, use-related risk analyses and 510(k) submissions for dental composite resins and dental curing lights. Read More
The FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) to Novo Nordisk for insulin icodec — a once-weekly long-acting human insulin analogue — raising questions about the manufacturing process and the type 1 diabetes indication. Read More
Lost in the politics-oriented follow up to the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was the substance of what they both said during the debate about the actual issues — and a number of these issues potentially involve the FDA. Read More
The FTC submitted a comment supporting a proposed US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rule to address patent system abuse such as the creation of overlapping patent rights known as patent thickets, which can block or delay competition, a problem especially apparent in bringing generics and biosimilar drugs to market. Read More
The nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) have drastically consolidated to a select and much-enriched few while wielding “enormous power and influence” over American consumers, the FTC illustrated in a 73-page report released Tuesday. Read More
To aid drug and device makers in battling misinformation about their products, the FDA has issued a 21-page question-and-answer draft guidance that provides firms with ways to address the issue. Read More