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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

The FDA Law Blog

Karst The FDA Reduction-in-Force (Termination)or RIF(T)announced last week has resulted in countless stories in the press and on personal LinkedIn accounts from those RIFd. As folks steeped in the world of generic drugs And Hatch-Waxman know, theres a lot that happens before FDA can take action on an ANDA.

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FDA: Fasenra Approved As Add-On Maintenance Therapy for Severe Pediatric Asthma

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Fasenra was initially approved in 2017 as an add on maintenance therapy in patients aged 12 years and older.

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STAT+: Two of FDA’s top cancer regulators to depart, heightening worries about drug reviews

STAT

Both deputy directors at the key Food and Drug Administration center that oversees the regulation of cancer drugs plan on departing the agency, sources told STAT Thursday, highlighting the drain on talent at the FDA created by layoffs, uncertainty, and shifts in policy at the agency even as it is set to lay off thousands more people.

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PTC wins FDA approval for first brain-delivered gene therapy Kebilidi

Fierce Pharma

The FDA issued its first stamp of approval for a cell or gene therapy back in 2017 to Novartis' Kymriah. | The gene therapy has already been approved to treat AADC deficiency in Europe and the U.K., among other countries, where it's branded as Upstaza.

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STAT+: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor

STAT

The first continuous glucose monitor was approved by the FDA in 2017. The sensor will pair with a smartphone app, which will provide blood glucose measurements every 15 minutes. Dexcom has not yet released the price of the device.

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STAT+: FDA is still struggling to inspect clinical research sites, watchdog finds

STAT

By comparison, the FDA inspected 976 clinical study sites in 2017. And the FDA was unable to complete about 30% of one type of common inspection within the requested time frames from fiscal year 2018 through July 2023.

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Study points to weaknesses in FDA accelerated approval path

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Less than half of the cancer therapies given accelerated approval by the FDA in 2013 to 2017 showed a clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial within the next five years

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