The FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ program for medical devices keeps gaining steam

28 December 2022 - For medical devices in the Breakthrough Devices Program, 2022 has been a breakout year. ...

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Congressional report: US FDA broke own protocols in approving Biogen Alzheimer's drug

29 December 2022 - The US FDA failed to adhere to its own guidance and internal practices during the approval ...

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New FDA guidance explains that Plan B is not an abortion pill

23 December 2022 - The FDA on Friday altered the language attached to emergency contraceptive pills to clarify that they ...

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FDA’s new real world evidence program offers early agency feedback

21 December 2022 - The US FDA is aiming to improve the quality of real world evidence used in regulatory ...

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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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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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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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FDA cancer chief wants quicker ways to pull failed drugs

17 November 2022 - Makena highlights need to make system more nimble. ...

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Omeros Corporation receives decision from FDA on formal dispute resolution request for narsoplimab

8 November 2022 - Decision denies Omeros’ appeal requesting immediate labeling discussions. ...

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US Supreme Court to hear Amgen bid to revive cholesterol drug patents

4 November 2022 - The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Amgen's bid to revive patents on its ...

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FDA continues to advance medicines for children

27 October 2022 - Increasing the availability of safe and effective medicines for children is a key priority for the US ...

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