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European regulators approve new drugs at a faster clip than their Canadian counterparts, but both jurisdictions have the same rate of pulling drugs from the market due to safety reasons, a new study finds. Read More
The FDA has cleared Mylan’s generic version of Upsher-Smith’s potassium drug Klor-Con, and the generics firm has already started shipping the product. Read More
Regulators in Australia are seeking input on proposed changes to drug labelling regulations that could save the public health system up to $30 million annually in hospital admission costs attributed to medication errors, but would cost industry millions of dollars to implement. Read More
European regulators warn that the lactation-control drug bromocriptine should only be used for compelling medical reasons, and should not be used routinely for preventing or stopping milk production after childbirth. Read More
A federal court has ruled that generic manufacturer Mylan does not have to recall its already-shipped versions of Hospira’s sedative Precedex, a move that reverses the court’s earlier mandate to recall all existing generic versions of the drug. Read More
The FDA has cleared GlaxoSmithKline’s asthma drug Arnuity, adding a fourth product to GSK’s growing portfolio of respiratory drugs administered through its dry-powder inhaler Ellipta. Read More
Indian generics maker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is under investigation for allegedly selling prescription drugs without sufficient child-resistant packaging, the company revealed. Read More
Pharmaceutical companies should boost their efforts to collect and analyze demographic subgroup data in clinical trials, including by ensuring studies have enough women, minorities and elderly patients to be consistent with disease prevalence, the FDA has suggested. Read More
Certain general safety testing requirements may no longer be necessary to help ensure the safety, purity and potency of licensed biological products, the FDA said. Read More
In a widely expected move, the Drug Enforcement Administration has clamped down on misuse of hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) by classifying them as Schedule II controlled substances, a designation that already applies to oxycodone and non-combo hydrocodone painkillers. Read More