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GPhA President and CEO Ralph Neas is stepping down in the fall, the trade group said Tuesday. A search for his replacement will begin immediately, the group added. Read More
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a biosimilar substitution bill that closely mirrors at least one aspect of compromise language unveiled by industry leaders last month — elimination of prescriber notification in favor of entering a switch into an electronic database. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday upheld Teva Pharmaceuticals’ patent on its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, overturning an appeals court ruling and preventing Sandoz from launching a generic of the drug. Read More
The European Medicines Agency has extended its pilot program for coordinating international generic drug applications. Under the pilot, drugmakers can make joint submissions through the EU’s centralized procedure and the regulatory authorities of Australia, Canada, Taiwan and Switzerland. Read More
The European Medicines Agency on Monday approved Novartis’ Cosentyx as the first front-line biologic for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Read More
The FDA has upgraded its rating on Fresenius’ APP Pharmaceuticals New York plant, clearing the facility, which had been troubled by pest problems, to produce new drugs for Fresenius’ Kabi arm. Read More
The UK’s health cost-benefit watchdog is recommending coverage of Janssen’s drug Olysio as a treatment option for people with both genotype 1 and genotype 4 hepatitis C. Read More
A federal judge tossed out a liability lawsuit filed against brandmakers Wyeth and Alaven Pharmaceuticals, saying they were not responsible for the death of a patient who took generic Reglan not made by the companies. Read More
With the launch of the FDA’s new Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, all ANDA filers are now eligible for the OPQ’s new real-time communications program – the quick-turnaround method the agency will use to resolve minor questions about chemistry, manufacturing and controls during ANDA reviews. Read More
The FDA has named Kathleen Uhl permanent director of the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), where she has served as acting director since March 2013. Read More