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The FDA wants to expand the use of biomarkers to speed up drug development and is asking for feedback on ones that have the most promise of benefiting drugmakers in the near term. Read More
The FDA has again found Upsher-Smith Laboratories’ testosterone gel Vogelxo therapeutically equivalent to Auxilium’s Testim — knocking down Auxilium’s citizen petition demanding higher hurdles for 505(b)(2) NDAs aimed at its therapy. Read More
The FDA gave tentative approval to Mylan’s ANDA for a generic Nexium last week, but denied final approval due to lasting exclusivity protections — almost guaranteeing Teva the only generic version of the blockbuster heartburn drug on the market for months to come. Read More
Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb are in danger of losing the breakthrough therapy designation for their hepatitis C drugs, in a first-ever move that could extend both drugs’ review times. Read More
Drugmakers designing trials for alcoholism treatments can use a primary endpoint of no heavy drinking rather than total abstinence, the FDA says, in an acknowledgement that abstinence as a goal in these studies is often unattainable. Read More
The FDA has warned an Oregon compounder for multiple GMP violations, including poor sterile drug manufacturing practices, using ingredients that aren’t FDA-approved and not receiving valid prescriptions for drugs it was producing. Read More
A suggested link between Novartis’ heart failure drug LCZ696 and progression of Alzheimer’s disease could sour hopes of a pipeline replacement for the company’s failed Reasanz heart drug. Read More
The European Medicines Agency has issued guidance to help drugmakers improve their responses to scientific objections lodged by EMA review committees. Read More
The European Medicines Agency is defending its decision to redact certain clinical study reports for AbbVie’s Humira before releasing them, setting up a test case for the EU’s new trial transparency policy. Read More