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Quick Notes
Today’s Quick Notes include a drug shortages survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, an AARP analysis of drug price increases and a request for comments from the FDA on the development of a technology and software assessment that examines the feasibility of dispensers to meet new requirements. Read More
The complex process of regulating combination products begins with the FDA’s determination of which center — CDRH, CBER or CDER — will take the lead role in overseeing a product’s development, but even after that determination is made, the way regulations are applied opens up another layer of complexity. Read More
Over the past week, the FDA issued final guidance on acceptable intake limits for nitrosamines and draft guidances on QTc information in human prescription drug and biological product labeling, classification categories for biosimilars, formal meetings for biosimilars and postmarketing approaches in clinical trials. Read More
A federal appeals court handed another win to Axonics in its ongoing battle with Medtronic over claims that Medtronic’s patents for a sacral-nerve stimulation device are invalid. Read More
Two draft guidances with the FDA’s recommendations for Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA III) classification categories and preparation for formal meetings with agency staff were issued today. Read More
Acknowledging that collecting diverse patient data prior to drug approval is not always feasible, the FDA has published draft guidance that gives direction on gathering underrepresented population data in the postmarket setting. Read More
Two large pharmaceuticals announced acquisitions designed to bolster their portfolios in biotechnology with Novo Nordisk — maker of Wegovy — acquiring Inversago Pharma, also working on a weight loss drug; and Regeneron acquiring Decibel Therapeutics, with gene therapy candidates for hearing loss. Read More
The latest FDA drug approvals include traditional approval of pralsetinib for metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer, a monoclonal antibody for infants and children at severe risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the first treatment for people two years of age and older with the viral skin infection molluscum contagiosum, and a treatment for an eyelid disease called Demodex blepharitis. Read More
The FDA’s efforts to safeguard against the presence of diethylene glycol (DEG) ethylene glycol (EG) in drug products have resulted in the agency issuing 22 warning letters on the potentially lethal contaminant since March — and nine on the issue just this week. Read More