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Three years after introducing a trio of guidances explaining how sponsors must demonstrate biosimilarity to existing biological drugs, the FDA continues to stress the need for a “stepwise” approach when seeking approval. Read More
Generic and brand drugmakers continue to push for an expedited agency review process with clearly defined timelines for updating drug labels based on safety information, according to comments on the FDA’s proposed drug labeling rule. Read More
Drugmakers seeking approval of products with hormonal effects should submit an assessment with their applications that evaluates whether they would be harmful if released into the environment.
The requirement, spelled out in draft guidance Tuesday, would apply to drugs with estrogenic, androgenic or thyroid activity. Read More
Beleaguered Indian generics maker Wockhardt said Tuesday it will recall all remaining batches of 12 to 15 products from the U.S. that were manufactured at its Waluj and Chikalthana, India, plants, due to quality concerns. Read More
The latest clinical trial results for Amgen’s talimogene laherparepvec immunotherapy may not be as strong as the company hoped, say FDA advisory committee briefing documents. Read More
Drugmakers in Europe must record and report suspected adverse events that are brought to their attention concerning drugs they donate outside the EU to treat neglected tropical diseases. Read More
Eli Lilly’s targeted antitumor drug Cyramza has snagged its fourth cancer indication from the FDA, this time as a second-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Read More
Drugmakers in Europe will need to submit proposed educational materials in a specific format and with specified content as part of their risk-mitigation strategy, under a draft addendum to the European Medicines Agency’s good pharmacovigilance practices guidelines. Read More