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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it will soon improve the functionality of its week-old physician payments website, but so far it’s not taking action on drug industry concerns that such payments lack vital context. Read More
Allergan’s eye implant therapy Ozurdex can now be used on the entire diabetic macular edema (DME) patient population, following an FDA expansion of the product’s indication this week. Read More
European regulators are proposing changes to development guidelines of drugs treating the gastrointestinal disorders ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease to better understand how the products work in children as well as adults. Read More
Drug sponsors submitting plans to test products in children in Europe need to provide the European Medicines Agency with information on all formulations they are developing, according to a finalized pediatric investigation plan that took effect this week. Read More
Health Canada has expanded its initial import ban on Apotex’s finished product facility in Bangalore, India, to include the generics makers’ raw materials plant in the city, as well as other India manufacturers. Read More
The FDA has issued guidance on using social media for approved products, but the agency has been markedly silent on how drugmakers can use Facebook, Twitter and other platforms for drug development, an expert said. Read More
In a defeat for the pharmaceutical industry, a federal appeals court has upheld a California county ordinance that requires drug manufacturers to collect and dispose of unwanted medicines, a program that advocates say will serve as a national model. Read More
Salix Pharmaceuticals and Progenics Pharmaceuticals said they had received FDA clearance for a new indication on their opioid-induced constipation drug Relistor. Read More
The FDA has signed off on a new formulation of Otsuka and Lundbeck’s collaborative anti-psychotic Abilify Maintena to be delivered via pre-filled dual chamber syringe. Read More
The FDA will continue to combat abuse of central nervous system-stimulating drugs like Ritalin and Adderall on a case-by-case basis, the agency said, rejecting a long-standing citizen petition that had called for a reformulation of the entire drug class. Read More