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The European Medicines Agency is tightening stability testing requirements for drugmakers submitting applications for significant post-approval manufacturing changes that involve active substances. Read More
Hospira’s quality struggles continue as the injectable giant voluntarily recalled seven lots of generic anesthetic propofol due a defect that led to metal particles in certain vials. Read More
Pfizer Monday reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the drugmaker attempted to improperly delay the launch of generics of its epilepsy drug Neurontin. Read More
Indian authorities quietly suspended Ranbaxy’s Toansa facility from exporting active pharmaceutical ingredients to Europe late last month, signaling the country’s new, tougher approach to manufacturing quality violations. Read More
The European Commission is mandating that drugmakers implement a detailed protocol for transferring testing methodology from one lab to another to ensure product quality. Read More
Israeli drugmaker Teva announced April 17 that it has reached a settlement with Pfizer to hold back marketing generic Celebrex (celecoxib) in the U.S. until December. Read More
The FDA has banned imports from active pharmaceutical ingredient maker Canton Laboratories, the fourth Indian drugmaker in a month to be put on import alert for poor quality. Read More
The European Medicines Agency is looking into potential heart risks linked to testosterone-containing drugs after an EU member state regulator raised safety concerns. Read More
Drugmakers and distributors are asking the FDA to delay strict enforcement of federal track-and-trace requirements, since most companies won’t be able to meet the first deadlines for exchanging transaction data. Read More
U.S. lawmakers are asking the Office of the United States Trade Representative to put Canada back on its priority watch list after the country withdrew a number of patents for drugs sold by American drugmakers. Read More
Drugmakers should include information for all uses of a product — including off-label uses — when preparing periodic benefit-risk evaluation reports, the International Council on Harmonisation says in new Q&A guidance. Read More
GPhA and its European counterpart want the FDA and European Medicines Agency to create uniform approval pathways for biosimilars and generics, saying standardization would lower drug costs and eliminate the need for duplicate clinical trials for the same product. Read More