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The FDA has until March 5 to provide an answer for Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ five-year quest to understand why the FDA denied the company’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Hetlioz (tasimelteon) — filed in October 2018 — as a treatment for jet lag disorder, a federal judge has ruled. Read More
The CDRH Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation (OST) has been elevated to a super office, effective immediately, a designation that the FDA says will allow OST to adapt to and address future public health needs and challenges. Read More
The FDA has expanded its use of in-person face-to-face (FTF) meetings for additional application types, and have expanded its definition of FTF meetings to include hybrid meetings which combine in-person and virtual attendance. Read More
As the second session of the 118th Congress begins, FDAnews will track important 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
In this edition of Quick Notes, we hop across the pond to check out the EMA’s new regulatory fees structure, its updated submissions communication portal, and the sixth update of its guideline on the clinical evaluation of anticancer medicinal products. Read More
Strong nonclinical testing should underpin development programs for both gene editing (GE) products and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cellular products, according to two new final guidances issued by the FDA. Read More
During its second town hall on reducing the use of ethylene oxide (EtO) to sterilize medical devices, FDA officials announced the creation of a dedicated EtO “tiger team” with expertise in regulatory science, regulatory review, policy, supply chain, and incident response. Read More
In a move that caught many industry experts unaware, the U.S. government last week announced the sale of the Federal Helium Reserve to a private company, despite warnings about the risk of shortage for critical helium that powers magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. Read More
Philips Respironics announced that it has agreed to the terms of a consent decree which will require it to cease the sale of new CPAP or BiPAP sleep therapy devices or other respiratory care devices in the U.S. Read More
Manufacturers with tentatively approved ANDAs can look to a recently issued FDA final guidance for information on how to prepare and submit amendments as well as make requests to get faster final approval. Read More
The FDA has revised a previous draft on its current approach to conducting remote regulatory assessments (RRA), incorporating public comments as well as recent amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Read More
Generic drugmakers Apotex, Heritage and Breckenridge have agreed to settle for a combined $45 million over allegations that they colluded to fix prices. Read More