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The European Medicines Agency is looking for generic drugmakers to participate in a pilot program aimed at coordinating product approvals across international borders. It should also cut down on approval costs, which could translate to cheaper prices. Read More
European and Canadian trade negotiators reportedly have finalized the text of an historic deal that will bring Canada’s intellectual property regulations closer to those of the EU. But it could be another two years before the agreement is actually implemented. Read More
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is leading a three-year initiative that seeks to harness the power of social media to report adverse drug events. Read More
Starting next year, FDA manufacturing experts and investigators will participate in premarket reviews of all NDAs, ANDAs and supplements from the earliest stages to identify and address potential manufacturing problems down the line. Read More
A large Texas compounder has rejected the FDA’s formal request to recall all of its sterile products after an inspection found 22 contaminated lots, a stance that means the dispute could move to court. Read More
Compounding pharmacies are asking the FDA to overhaul its guidance for interim good manufacturing practices, contending the recommendations for such things as the cleanliness of air filters and presence of particulates are unclear and subjective. Read More
An active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) maker was chided by the FDA for not keeping batch records, as well as not investigating out-of-specification results or performing full testing on products. Read More
The incoming head of the European Commission has taken drug regulating responsibilities away from the EU’s health and consumers department and given them to the government’s enterprise and industry department, a decision that was welcomed by a European pharma trade group but criticized by consumers and some lawmakers. Read More
A large Texas compounder has rejected the FDA’s formal request to recall all of its sterile products after an inspection found 22 contaminated lots, a stance that means the dispute could move to court. Read More
A pharmacist advocate is urging manufacturers to provide more information on the reason for and expected duration of a drug shortage, so that healthcare providers can better plan for how the shortage will affect patient care. Read More
The FDA has withdrawn three holdout ANDAs for products containing the narcotic propoxyphene due to safety issues, but the drugs have likely long since been discontinued, the agency said. Read More
Astellas Pharma and Medivation won a new indication for their joint cancer therapy Xtandi, allowing the drug to be given to a wider swath of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Read More