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The Justice Department has launched a probe into potential anticompetitive practices of the generic drug industry, adding more scrutiny to generic drug pricing that already is under investigation by Congress. Read More
European drug safety officials last week recommended lower dosing levels on Amgen’s angina drug Procoralan to lessen risks of heart problems, including heart attacks and excessively low heart rates. Read More
Merck’s effort to expand its footprint in the lucrative hepatitis C market stumbled, with an experimental four-week, triple-therapy regimen proving largely ineffective. Read More
The FDA wants to know how differing levels of exposure to a drug advertisement affect a person’s perception of a product’s risks and benefits. Read More
A New York federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging Eli Lilly misled the public over withdrawal symptoms linked to its antidepressant Cymbalta. Read More
Sponsors seeking to enroll patients in studies of treatments for invasive aspergillosis may use the presence of the molecule galactomannan as a probable indicator of the infection, under an FDA program to qualify biomarkers used in drug development.
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Drug sponsors need to find more thoughtful, comprehensive ways of recording and integrating patient outcomes data into their efficacy analyses, but long questionnaires may not be the solution, a top FDA official says.
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Sponsors of clinical trials for new migraine therapies should focus on enrolling more women of childbearing age, as more women than men suffer from migraines, according to FDA draft guidance on trial design expectations for the pain drugs. Read More
A new Society for Clinical Research Sites white paper outlines a set of best practices that members of industry group TransCelerate hope will eventually help clinical trial sites improve their compliance. Read More