Regulatory Oversight and Compliance

EMA, the European Commission, and HMAs are phasing out the flexible regulations put into place during the pandemic.

Full Marketing Authorization has been granted for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine by the European Commission.

FDA has approved Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox), a gene therapy from BioMarin Pharmaceutical for treating severe hemophilia A in adults.

The degree of formality in a risk management process should be customized to the organization’s particular needs and the risks involved.

FDA’s new guidance on in-vitro permeation test studies published in October 2022 gives technical and statistical requirements for conducting these tests to compare topical generic drugs with their reference products.

Preparation is essential for regulatory meetings—it not only crystallizes what is needed from the regulators, it helps them better understand the development programme and potential challenges.

Changes to PRIME scheme are set to drive greater harmonization across major pharmaceutical markets.

The UK and EU have negotiated a new draft deal for Britain to re-join the Horizon Europe research programme.

Problems continue despite actions by regulators to better prevent and address drug shortages.

FDA Warning Letters and Form 483s can offer a path to better compliance, says Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical, at Parexel.

The debate surrounding drug pricing changes rages on.

UCB’s rozanolixizumab-noli is approved for treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis in certain adult patient groups.

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FDA’s new draft guidance outlines key considerations for psychedelic drug development programs.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 guidance describes the CDER formal dispute resolution (FDR) procedures for eligible requestors or sponsors that wish to appeal a scientific and/or medical issue related to a final order.

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.

The document builds on key concepts outlined in ICH E8(R1) General Considerations for Clinical Studies.

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.

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.

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

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.