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This edition of Quick Notes features clearances for a mini robotic system, peripheral arterial disease and peripheral vascular disease testing devices, testing assays for the evaluation of monoclonal gammopathy and breakthrough device designation for a posterior cervical system for treatment of the cervical and upper thoracic spine. Read More
The FDA has issued two new guidances on the development of oncology drugs and biologics, posting a final guidance on optimizing cancer drug doses and a draft guidance on developing drugs specifically for Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-unresponsive nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. Read More
A study of trends in prescriptions dispensed at retail pharmacies for semaglutide showed a 442 percent increase in fills between January 2021 and December 2023 — increasing from 659,000 to 2,270,564 during that time period, according to a recent study. Read More
CMS has issued a final procedural notice outlining a Medicare coverage pathway — Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) — for certain FDA Breakthrough Devices to be covered under Medicare. Read More
During the second session of the 118th Congress, FDAnews will track important pending legislation, that has been acted on by Dec. 31, 2023 to keep you updated on laws and regulations that could impact your business. Read More
Eli Lilly announced positive results from a phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide injection in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity. Read More
The FDA has provided a case study of how CDER used machine learning to identify a suitable patient population for a COVID-19 treatment that was approved under the emergency use authorization (EUA). Read More
The CDER Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) Experiential Learning Site Visit Program (ELSVP) is inviting pharmaceutical companies interested in participating to submit a site visit proposal. Read More
This week, the FDA published final guidance on optimizing the dosage of drugs and biological products for oncologic diseases and draft guidance for developing drug and biological products for bladder cancer. The agency also issued notice of a public workshop on pediatric patient diversity in therapeutics development, a request for comments on information collection associated with a proposed study titled “Healthcare Provider Survey of Topics Related to Prescription Drug Promotion and an OPQ request for proposals for staff site visits. Read More
CDER’s Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE) made significantly more use of AI and machine learning tools in 2023 to reduce the demands of manual reviews, according to OSE’s latest annual report. Read More
The FDA has announced the availability of the International Council of Harmonisation (ICH) final guidance and questions and answers on drug interaction studies and ICH has issued a final guideline on bioequivalence (BE) studies. Read More
Serious issues with Medtronic’s nerve monitoring system and Smiths Medical’s ambulatory infusion pumps have prompted software corrections from the two devicemakers, with the FDA assigning the recalls the greatest level of concern. Read More