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Generic and brand drugmakers are urging the FDA to drop plans to require them to report manufacturing stoppages expected to result in shortages within five days of the stoppage occurring. Read More
The FDA and EMA will expand their joint inspection activities to include facilities involved with bioequivalence studies for generic drug applications. Read More
The FDA and the World Health Organization (WHO) are considering placing new restrictions on 26 popular painkillers, including the widely used generic opioids tramadol and tapentadol. Read More
With patents expiring on several blockbuster drugs in 2014, generic competition and cost-containment policies around the globe will hold brand pharma’s revenue growth at bay this year. Read More
Dramatic spikes in the prices consumers and pharmacies are paying for generic drugs — as much as a 1,000-percent increase in some cases — have sparked a Senate investigation into generic drug pricing practices. Read More
Dramatic spikes in the prices consumers and pharmacies are paying for generic drugs — as much as a 1,000-percent increase in some cases — have sparked a Senate investigation into generic drug pricing practices. Read More
Drugmakers that promote their products in real time on blogs, social media sites and other interactive websites need to submit those sites to the FDA for review as promotions. Read More
The Justice Department recovered about $1.2 billion in drug-related False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in fiscal 2013, a drop from last year’s total. Read More
When creating product labels for the Canadian market, drugmakers’ claims should be based on the product’s own merits rather than on how it compares to other products, Health Canada says. Read More
Rachel Sherman, CDER’s associate director for medical policy and director of the Office of Medical Policy (OMP), will retire Jan. 25 after serving 25 years at the FDA. Read More