We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
Drugs or indications should not “maintain approval if confirmatory studies fail, even while additional confirmatory studies are pursued,” the researchers say. Read More
Several chambers of commerce have sued HHS and CMS over the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) claiming that the prescription drug price control program is “a violation of America’s fundamental constitutional requirements of limited government, property rights, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.” Read More
Futura Medical has been granted the first FDA OTC marketing authorization for its MED3000, a topical gel for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Read More
As the 118th Congress continues, FDAnews will track important pending legislation to keep you updated on regulations that could impact your business. Read More
The federal government is tackling the issue of drug shortages from all sides, but the shortages continue to grow. Eighty percent of physicians report having patients affected by drug shortage and 100 percent of U.S. pharmacies report being affected by drug shortage, CDER’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) Director Mike Kopcha told FDAnews. Read More
Novartis will pay up to $3.5 billion for Chinook Therapeutics for its pipeline of two high-value late-stage medicines for the treatment of rare, severe chronic kidney disease. Read More
Eisai’s antiamyloid antibody Leqembi (lecanemab) got a unanimous 6-0 thumbs-up from members of the FDA’s Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems Drugs Advisory Committee, who agreed that CLARITY-AD, the drug’s confirmatory study, showed that it conferred a significant clinical benefit to patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
Over the past week, the FDA issued final guidances on nonclinical evaluation of the immunotoxic potential of pharmaceuticals, drug-drug interaction assessment for therapeutic proteins and cover letter attachments for controlled correspondence and draft guidances on interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and ICH E6(R3) guideline for good clinical practice. Read More
The FDA sketched out how it is implementing the fee structure of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 (GDUFA III) in a final guidance released Friday. Read More
The FDA should be as willing to withdraw an accelerated approval as to grant it, write a team of researchers, arguing for a balance between speed and certainty. Read More