Classifying ageing as a disease could speed FDA drug approvals

21 December 2022 - The FDA considers ageing to be a natural process. This makes it difficult to get FDA approval ...

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Drug pricing reform in the Inflation Reduction Act: what are the implications? Part 2

15 December 2022 - The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden on 16 August 2022 is the most substantial drug ...

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Drug pricing reform in the Inflation Reduction Act: what are the implications? Part 1

14 December 2022 - The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden on 16 August 2022, is the most substantial drug ...

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Draft guidance document on the collection and analysis of disaggregated data in clinical trials: transparency

16 December 2022 - This guidance will help sponsors interpret amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (regulations) requiring them ...

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Facilitating decentralised clinical trials in the EU

19 December 2022 - The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies and the EMA have published recommendations that aim to ...

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Ardelyx provides update on FDA appeal for Xphozah (tenapanor) for the control of serum phosphorus in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis

16 December 2022 - Ardelyx provided an update regarding the appeal to the complete response letter for the new drug ...

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The FDA struggle to withdraw Makena; problems with the accelerated approval process

8 December 2022 - Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (Makena) is an injectable drug for the prevention of preterm birth, ie, birth prior to ...

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Pre-approval promises to voluntarily withdraw FDA approved drugs

9 December 2022 - The US FDA faces a persistent tension between confidence and speed.  ...

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You're cured till you're not: should disease-free survival be used as a regulatory or clinical endpoint for adjuvant therapy of cancer?

9 December 2022 - Recent commentary reviewing the use of biologics or other novel molecules tested in the adjuvant setting for ...

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Statistical approaches to establishing bioequivalence

2 December 2022 - Requirements for submitting bioavailability and bioequivalence data in investigational new drugs, new drug applications, abbreviated new drug ...

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Aurinia announces the Great Britain marketing authorisation of Lupkynis (voclosporin) for the treatment of lupus nephritis

30 November 2022 - MHRA Approval follows European Commission marketing authorisation of Lupkynis to treat adults with active lupus nephritis in ...

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Swiss National Council votes to accept FDA approved medical devices

29 November 2022 - On November 28, the Swiss Parliament National Council voted to adapt its national laws, allowing Switzerland to ...

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FDA looks to modelling and simulation tools to streamline product reviews

28 November 2022 - The US FDA recently published a report on how it uses modelling and simulation, highlighting the untapped ...

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Bayer’s Nubeqa receives MHRA approval to treat metastatic prostate cancer

28 November 2022 - The treatment will be made available immediately through an early access deal with NHS England. ...

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An open letter to doctors from the TGA

28 November 2022 - The TGA welcomes feedback and is committed to continuously improving processes and communications.  ...

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