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Despite positive and sometimes emotional testimony from diabetes patients, an FDA advisory committee voted Thursday to uphold CDER’s recommendation that the new drug application for ITCA 650 (exenatide in DUROS device), Intarcia Therapeutics’s diabetes drug/device combo, be denied approval. Read More
As lawmakers fail to reach a deal to extend funding past the critical deadline of Sept. 30, the possibility of a government shutdown looms, threatening operations at the FDA and other government agencies. Read More
Novartis’ recall of one lot of its Sandimmune oral solution (cyclosporine) due to crystal formation has been deemed a class 1 recall by FDA, the most serious type of recall, because use of the drug may cause serious injury or death. Read More
Over the past week, the FDA issued final guidance on conducting clinical trials during major disruptions due to disasters and public health emergencies. Draft guidances were issued on biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar labeling, demonstrating evidence of effectiveness with one clinical investigation, considerations for prescription drug use-related software, assessing drug manufacturing facilities identified in pending applications and formal meetings between the FDA and pharmaceutical sponsors or applicants. Read More
The FDA smacked Novo Nordisk, producer of blockbuster weight loss drug semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, for quality control deficiencies discovered at its Clayton, N.C., plant, including microbiological contamination, following an inspection conducted in May 2022. Read More
Companies selling unapproved biologics products is a major ongoing concern for the FDA’s CBER, says an agency consumer safety expert, speaking at the 2023 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference on Wednesday. Read More
Eli Lilly has filed 10 patent lawsuits against wellness clinics, med spas and compounders and pharmacies for marketing and selling unapproved versions of the company’s blockbuster Type 2 diabetes drug, the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist Mounjaro (tirzepatide). Read More
The FDA has issued two draft guidances focused on requirements for drug and biological approvals — one on formal meetings and one on alternative methods the agency may use to assess manufacturing facilities named in an NDA or BLA. Read More
The FDA has expanded the scope of its guidance on conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic to apply to public health emergencies (PHE) and other disasters, issuing final guidance that also includes several clarifications. Read More