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President Biden announced on Monday that manufacturers for all ten drugs have agreed to participate in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) drug price negotiations — but that negotiations continue as all drugmakers have submitted counter offers. Read More
In a likely boost to Joe Biden’s affection for Delaware, a federal judge in U.S. District Court there Friday handed a victory to the President’s much-challenged Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), in another setback for big pharma in challenging the Medicare Part D drug pricing program. Read More
This week, a company pares down those giant robotic surgery systems, a drug-coated angioplasty balloon opens coronary arteries with pressure and medication, an ablation system eases the pain of metastatic bone lesions, and a new fixation device stabilizes the sacroiliac joint without the need for lateral screws. Read More
GE HealthCare subsidiary, Datex-Ohmeda’s recall of EVair and Jun-air compressors has been deemed Class I by the FDA due to potentially elevated levels of formaldehyde emissions. Read More
During the second session of the 118th Congress, FDAnews will track pending legislation, that has been acted on since Oct. 1, 2023 to keep you updated on laws and regulations that could impact your business. Read More
The FDA’s Medical Imaging Drug Advisory Committee (MIDAC) meets Tuesday to tackle concerns about Lumisight, a device-injection combo product from Lumicell designed to help clinicians detect residual breast cancer following tumor removal. Read More
The FDA has published new draft guidance on informed consent that lines up with revisions to the Common Rule made in 2017, offering up-to-date recommendations on starting the process with the sharing of essential clinical trial information in ways that patients can understand. Read More
When it comes to integrating artificial intelligence into healthcare networks, stakeholder enthusiasm appears to be outstripping FDA oversight, according to a survey by the Berkeley Research Group. Read More
This edition of Quick Notes looks at the FDA alerts and letters regarding artificial ankle failures, operating tables moving unexpectedly and unlatched incubator panels. Read More
Bankrupt Endo Health Solutions (EHSI) has agreed to plead guilty and pay just over $2 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations, as well as its bankruptcy debt, related to the company’s sales and marketing of the opioid drug Opana ER (oxymorphone), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Read More
The U.S. government should have to prove that the claims in False Claims Act (FCA) kickback cases would not have been submitted “but for” kickbacks, says Teva Pharmaceuticals in response its latest to a years-long back-and-forth with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read More