Regulatory Oversight and Compliance

The agency’s safety committee is reviewing hydroxyprogesterone medicines and issuing a reminder on safety issues regarding fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

The agency has published guidance on good practices for securing the supply of medicines.

The report outlines highlights from the agency’s medicines evaluations and milestones for 2022.

In a brief, the Federal Trade Commission cited concerns about the acquisition resulting in an increased monopoly on Amgen’s newly acquired thyroid eye disease and chronic refractory gout treatments.

Congress have initiated a range of legislative proposals to further manage PBMs and the pharma market.

EC has granted marketing authorization to Chiesi Global Rare Diseases and Protalix BioTherapeutics for PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa).

The guidance is to provide information on compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and recommendations.

EMA and European regulators are lifting their COVID-19 business continuity measures as the pandemic’s peak ends.

GSK’s Alexvy vaccine is the first to receive FDA approval for respiratory syncytial virus.

The recent revision is intended to provide guidance on QRM principles and tools that can be used for different aspects of pharmaceutical quality.

User fee programs have improved FDA’s approval timeline for important therapies.

Guidance for GMP manufacture of emerging therapies has evolved to accommodate innovation and the broader spectrum of products in development, but greater harmonization is still needed.

This specific guidance refers to a DCT as a clinical trial where some or all the trial-related activities occur at locations other than traditional clinical trial sites.

FDA is encouraging sponsors to conduct studies and file applications for full approval of products authorized by Emergency Use Authorizations.

A strategy on cyber resilience for health and social care organizations has been set out by the UK government.

The event, cosponsored by FDA and USP, hosted regulators and industry leaders to discuss the challenges in strengthening the medical product supply chain.

The Supreme Court’s action leaves open the prospect of further rulings that could undermine FDA’s approval process.

SAB Biotherapeutics has received both breakthrough and fast track designations from FDA for its lead antibody drug candidate for treating influenza.

Jaeger notes that the program is focused on addressing specific scientific questions that will produce immediate impacts on how CDER and FDA make drug approval decisions.

AbbVie’s RINVOQ has received European Commission approval for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease.

Gamida Cell’s therapy is meant to reduce the risk of infection following stem cell transplantation.

FDA has granted fast track designation to Caribou Biosciences for its allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

The decision was issued in a joint statement by the FDA Commissioner and Chief Scientist, and effective on April 11.

A document signed by members of more than 400 companies and investment firms decries the decision made by a federal judge concerning mifepristone, a medication used in abortions.

Will court challenges to FDA’s oversight authority open the door for multiple lawsuits to block agency decisions on all sides?