STAT

DECEMBER 30, 2024

  The new research analyzed paperwork submitted for FDA approval to market a device for 767 oximeters that had been approved between 1978-2024 and had accessible information about performance testing.

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Fierce Pharma

JUNE 7, 2023

As Alzheimer's disease partners Eisai and Biogen lay the groundwork for a wider launch of Leqembi, their efforts center on winning a full FDA approval. | As Alzheimer's partners Eisai and Biogen lay the groundwork for a wider launch of Leqembi, their efforts center on winning a full FDA approval.

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STAT

OCTOBER 27, 2023

None of the concerns raised by the FDA on Friday, however, suggest the agency is reluctant to approve the treatment, called exa-cel, which is being developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics.

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STAT

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In the run-up to an extremely unusual hearing later this month, newly released documents underscore highly contrasting views taken by the U.S. For the first time, the FDA has explained in copious detail why agency officials believe the medication, which is called Makena, should be removed.

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STAT

JANUARY 7, 2025

The advent of the first generic GLP-1 drugs could help Medicare negotiate a lower price for the highly sought after diabetes and obesity medication semaglutide , according to experts familiar with the price-negotiation program and STAT’s review of documents from the first round of negotiations.

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STAT

JANUARY 7, 2025

The brief, 20-page document, instead, focuses on AI models used to produce data that supports regulatory decision-making about the safety, effectiveness, or quality of drugs.

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BioPharm

MAY 3, 2024

A new draft guidance issued by FDA covers human- and animal-derived materials used in the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products.

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Documentation FDA 111

Pharmafile

JANUARY 20, 2023

India-based manufacturer Intas Pharmaceuticals has been issued a Form 483 by the FDA after three investigators found a “cascade of failure” in a site inspection carried out at their manufacturing facility in Pharmez Special Economic Zone (SEZ) between late November and early December 2022. read more

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STAT

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Compounding pharmacies are typically allowed to make copies of drugs that are deemed to be in shortage by the FDA, which semaglutide has been for over two years. The FDA still has to make a decision on whether to officially place semaglutide on the lists. The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Schwartz — FDA recently published a Federal Register (FR) Notice [ Docket No. FDA-2024-N-3945 ] announcing the publication of a draft strategy document, for public comment, outlining specific actions FDA plans to take to facilitate the use of innovative manufacturing technologies.

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Outsourcing Pharma

JANUARY 28, 2022

A representative from IQVIA discusses the particulars of the US agencyâs new draft document and shares what it might mean for clinical trial data evaluation.

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STAT

JUNE 20, 2024

On Thursday evening, the FDA announced it expanded the approval of Elevidys, Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy, to cover nearly all patients, regardless of age or wheelchair status, despite the fact that the drug failed a large, Phase 3 trial last year. 

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STAT

MAY 16, 2023

An experimental RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer to protect infants — by vaccinating pregnant people — was shown to be effective in preventing severe lower respiratory tract disease, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday in an analysis of the data generated to support licensure of the vaccine.

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The FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two guidance documents, one draft and one final, on food allergen labeling requirements. In addition to providing additional examples of tree nuts, the draft guidance states that FDA considers the following categories of fish to be major food allergens under Section 201(qq): Jawless fish (e.g.,

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STAT

JUNE 25, 2024

The company also received FDA clearance for KAI 12L, the software that can analyze ECGs to detect up to 35 conditions including arrhythmias, like atrial fibrillation, and other issues, like heart attacks.

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STAT

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

BrainStorm filed for approval over the FDA’s protest, insisting that NurOwn has demonstrated benefits for a subset of ALS patients with milder disease.

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FDA Documentation 142

pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) dropped a bevy of new digital health guidances and reports today and yesterday, providing some long-awaited clarity and peeks into the agency’s future plans. . The push started yesterday with the 31-page key findings report from the FDA Pre-Certification Program pilot.

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FDA Documentation 135

European Pharmaceutical Review

AUGUST 23, 2022

A study of the causes of warning letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) between 2010 and 2020 revealed that poor current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) compliance and misbranding were the most common citations.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 25, 2024

Draft guidance published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2023, discussed quality considerations for topical ophthalmic drug products, including key considerations for extractables and leachables (E&L) testing. This document is revised from a version published in October 2023.

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FDA Documentation Method Validation Packaging 98

Fierce Pharma

JUNE 6, 2024

When the FDA comes knocking at your drug manufacturing facility, it’s best to play along. |

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FDA Documentation 91

European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 13, 2024

FDA inspections Identification of data integrity deviations Of the 70 Warning Letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) so far in 2024, three have identified data integrity issues at pharmaceutical manufacturing sites outside the US. In a letter issued to China-based Sichuan Deebio Pharmaceutical Co.

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FDA Documentation 98

STAT

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The list of AI devices was first published after a STAT investigation reported that the FDA had failed to keep the public informed on its regulation of AI devices, or crucial details on the tests undertaken to prove their safety and effectiveness.

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FDA Documentation 127

STAT

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Seven years after the FDA approved Luxterna , scientists have yet to bring another congenital blindness treatment to the market. The group recently published a study in The Lancet documenting their success using gene therapy to treat an inherited retinal blindness that affects as many as 100,000 people globally.

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STAT

JULY 31, 2024

Mount Sinai researchers had claimed, in a patient consent form and in documents submitted to the FDA and the National Institutes of Health, that patients in the study do not lose any additional tissue than they would during standard DBS, a procedure used to ease the symptoms of certain neurological conditions.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Reviewers from the FDA have given their blessing to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a key meeting tomorrow – but the regulator noted that there are still uncertainties about whether the shot can stop the disease from spreading. The post FDA reviewers back Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead of panel appeared first on.

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Vaccines FDA Adverse Reactions Documentation 111

PharmExec

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability request documents on agency’s drug shortage mitigation strategies.

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Documentation FDA 98

BioPharm

JULY 25, 2024

The questions come as FDA is revisiting best practices for advancing the development of new biosimilar products under the terms of its updated Biosimilars Action Plan.

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STAT

JUNE 8, 2023

” FDA staff said that data from a late-stage trial of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug suggests it offered a meaningful benefit to patients and safety concerns likely would not hamper its chances of a traditional approval , Reuters reports. The FDA decision is expected by July 6.

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FDA Documentation Insurance 98

The FDA Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

Walsh — Among FDA-regulated establishments and stakeholders, there is one word that makes everyone go on edge – the dreaded FDA “inspection.” In FY2023, FDA conducted over 1000 inspections under the BIMO program. We also detail some of our recommended best practices to achieve success when FDA comes knocking.

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STAT

JANUARY 3, 2023

A House investigation released last week unearthed a trove of documents that shed new light on the polarizing approval and disastrous rollout of Aduhelm, the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in two decades.

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FDA Documentation 98

Outsourcing Pharma

APRIL 14, 2022

The US agencyâs latest draft document lays out guidelines to help increase involvement of underrepresented ethnic and racial populations in clinical research.

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Documentation FDA 98

Fierce Pharma

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

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. For Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ beleaguered liver disease drug Ocaliva, the hits just keep coming.

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STAT

JUNE 6, 2023

Notably, the FDA inspectors found a truck that was waiting for clearance to leave the facility and was carrying plastic bags that contained shredded documents. The inspectors found issues with data integrity and procedures designed to prevent microbiological contamination, among other problems.

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Chemotherapy FDA Documentation 102

STAT

OCTOBER 4, 2023

At issue is a trial that Amgen is relying upon to win final approval for Lumakras, which the FDA approved on a conditional basis in 2021. But ahead of an advisory panel meeting on Thursday, the agency released documents showing its staff found “potential systemic bias” in the trial.

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Documentation FDA 136

The FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Lewis, Senior Regulatory Device & Biologics Expert — We were preparing this blogpost about FDA’s draft guidance on “Remote Interactive Evaluations” when we learned something. Compared with the COVID-centered version of the document released in April 2021, there is very little that is new or different.

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STAT

MARCH 30, 2023

The agency’s draft guidance outlines a new process in which the makers of AI tools could get approval for modifications in advance by submitting a document describing how the changes will be implemented and tested. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Documentation FDA 109

STAT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As a government shutdown looms, FDA published a contingency plan stating it will immediately have to furlough 19% of its staff until it receives more funds. Food and Drug Administration will have to furlough almost one-fifth of its staff and halt work that could have a critical impact on medical-products industries , Regulatory Focus says.

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FDA Documentation 112