Quality Systems

FDA approved Pfizer’s once-weekly human growth hormone analog for treatment of growth failure in pediatric patients.

The persistent poverty initiative aims to fight the cumulative effects of persistent poverty on cancer outcomes.

The agency approved Elevidys to treat pediatric patients four through five years of age with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

FDA’s new draft guidance outlines key considerations for psychedelic drug development programs.

The new guidelines contain formulation recommendations for vaccines launching in autumn 2023.

FDA’s new voluntary pilot program is designed to help clinicians select appropriate cancer treatments for patients.

There is concern that debates will delay the five-year reauthorization of PEPFAR under review by Congress.

The complaint alleges that Medicaid price controls implemented in the Inflation Reduction Act will negatively impact biopharmaceutical innovation.

Under the €35 million (US$37 million) investment, MilliporeSigma will expand its sites in Glasgow and Stirling, Scotland, to increase biosafety testing for drug development and commercialization.

Reimbursement for Alzheimer's medicines still will occur only with the completion of studies to support full FDA approval.

FDA has published a new system for providing basic and essential information on patient use of drugs and certain biologic products.

Manufacturers must figure out how flexible they need to be to meet the numerous new requirements of the changing therapeutic and regulatory landscapes.

What implications will EMA’s recent regulatory reform have on pharma?

Using the four-phased method to assess QRM can ensure continual improvement and that regulatory requirements are met.

All aspects of a drug’s lifecycle should be considered when evaluating risk assessment for elemental impurities.

An increase in applications for gene therapies is putting stress on FDA’s resources.

A contamination control strategy should provide an overview of how contamination and containment practices work together to ensure product quality and patient safety, says Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Makers of specialty biologics, gene therapies, and other personalized medicines are working to identify and reduce potential supply chain risks both upstream and downstream.

COVID-19 has raised the specter of pandemic planning and the question of what can be done now to prevent future disaster.

Sandoz’s marketing authorization applications for a proposed biosimilar to denosumab are supported by a comprehensive analytical and clinical data package.

The guidance describes FDA’s current recommendations regarding adjusting for covariates in statistical analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Myrna Wilson, director, Global Marketing, Strategic Growth and Technical Sales, Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Univar Solutions, discusses the state of the biopharma supply chain, movements in the patent industry, and more.

Challenges to approval decisions have prompted FDA officials to reexamine of the role and composition of the agency’s many advisory committees and to explore options for change.

FDA has approved the first topical gene therapy product for treating wounds in patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.

FDA has approved AbbVie’s EPKINLY (epcoritamab-bysp), a bispecific antibody for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.