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Intercept's Ocaliva approval in jeopardy after FDA flags concerns in advisory committee briefing doc

Fierce Pharma

. | Ahead of an advisory committee meeting slated for Friday, the FDA unleashed damning briefing documents calling into question the effectiveness and safety of Intercept’s rare liver disease drug Ocaliva.

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ICYMI: Cancer death rate continues to decline due to treatment advances

PhRMA

This report is the latest to document this progress. One study found, between 2000 and 2016 alone, new cancer medicines were associated with nearly 1.3 The report notes the continued decline in death rates since 1991, including a 1.5% million averted cancer deaths across the 15 most common tumor types.

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STAT+: DaVita faces another probe over ties to kidney care charity

STAT

attorney general is specifically looking at “communications with AKF, documents relating to donations to the AKF, and communications with patients, providers, and insurers regarding the AKF.” ” The probe covers everything from January 2016 to the present day. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: A ‘disaster’, or a ‘clear path’ forward?: New FDA guidance on AI in medicine sparks strong reactions

STAT

One medical device lawyer wrote that the document “violates” the 21st Century Cures Act passed by Congress in 2016 to exempt certain software products from regulatory review. But they are sharply divided on whether that’s a much-needed change, or a dramatic overreach by regulators.

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A Temporary Extension for the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher with a Longer-Term Extension in Sight?

The FDA Law Blog

Although the program has not been without its critics (including as documented in two GAO reports from 2016 and 2020 ), there is ample evidence that the program has been successful at accomplishing its goals, which has become more evident with time. Notably, it was reauthorized in 2016 (until 2020) and in 2020 (until 2024).

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EMA issues guidance amidst European medicine shortage

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the 14-page document , published by an EMA special task force, are 10 recommendations of best practices that “marketing authorisation holders, wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers can consider adopting to ensure continuity of medicinal product supply and reduce the impact of shortages”.

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Filings buzz in pharmaceuticals: 65% increase in cloud computing mentions in Q1 of 2022

Pharmaceutical Technology

In total, the frequency of sentences related to cloud computing between April 2021 and March 2022 was 133% higher than in 2016 when GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, first began to track the key issues referred to in company filings. Of the document's 1,422 sentences, 19 (1.3%) referred to cloud computing.