Regulatory Oversight and Compliance

A risk assessment should be performed as part of the CAPA process, says Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

A further setback to the publication of the pharmaceutical legislative changes in Europe may mean time is running out for appropriate review before 2024 parliamentary elections.

FDA has approved Evkeeza for young children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Takeda received approval in Japan for a subcutaneous injection formulation of Entyvio (vedolizumab) for treating ulcerative colitis.

Narcan, from Emergent Solutions, will be the first naloxone product permitted for use without prescription by FDA.

A new Interagency Working Group for Bayh-Dole will review the government’s authority to revoke licenses for medical products.

The recent document will guide the use of DHT-derived data in regulatory decision-making for drugs and biological products.

The decision was based on results from the PROpel Phase III trial.

This approval makes the drug the first and only targeted medicine indicated to treat this population of children in Europe and the United States.

Additionally, the MSG discussed plans to mitigate shortages of antibiotics for the next autumn and winter season.

Adam C. Fisher, PhD, director of Science Staff and Immediate Office/Office of Pharmaceutical Quality at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research/FDA, discusses point of care and patient manufacturing with Pharmaceutical Technology editor Jill Murphy.

27 drugs within Medicare will face penalties for having their prices raised faster than the rate of inflation.

Technological advances hold promise for mitigating human error in the pharmaceutical industry, especially in quality assurance/quality control, by reducing the incidence of, and risk associated with, mistakes.

The impact of the potential ban would have serious consequences for the availability of many drugs for European patients.

Manual aseptic operations make quality practices necessary in the manufacturing of compounded drugs.

By leveraging certain strategies, organizations can effectively close data gaps and achieve more accurate and effective machine learning models in pharmacovigilance.

FDA has approved Acadia Pharmaceuticlas’ Daybue (trofinetide), the first treatment for Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

FDA has approved Pfizer’s ZAVZPRET (zavegepant), a new nasal spray treatment for migraine.

FDA is seeking $7.2 billion to enhance food safety and advance medical product availability.

Even after an FDA advisory panel voted 14–1 in October 2022 to remove the drug, Makena manufacturer Covis Pharma continued to press for some continued access to the therapy.

Congressional leaders are investigating how pharmacy benefit managers determine health plan coverage and charges for medicines.

Janssen has received a positive opinion from EMA for AKEEGA plus prednisone or prednisolone for the treatment of BRCA1/2 gene-mutated metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

Any patients who have received the identified lots or have any questions regarding the recall should contact their pharmacy or immediately contact a health provider in terms of medical advice.

The guidance is intended to build on the existing International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) quality guidance.

The new guidance provides detailed recommendations to drug developers with a target of helping to ensure that drug developers provide adequate information to assess potency at each stage of a product’s life cycle.