Regulatory Oversight and Compliance

Prestige BioPharma has announced that the EMA has accepted its marketing authorization application for HD201 (Tuzune) for review.

As part of its work to combat the opioid crisis, the agency is considering fixed-quantity, unit-of-use blister packaging for certain immediate-release opioid analgesics.

FDA is supporting the development and marketing of OTC therapies, including CBD products, by proposing new rules and an expanded review office and promoting digital technologies.

The company says it will work with payers to create payment options for its recently approved gene therapy, Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), priced at $2.125 million.

The agency says Novartis drug is the first PI3K inhibitor to be approved for treating breast cancer.

The agency has approved Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), the first gene therapy to treat pediatric spinal muscular atrophy.

The guidance discusses the design and evaluation of comparative analytical studies used to support the biosimilarity of a proposed therapeutic protein product to a reference product licensed under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act.

Violations found by FDA included a failure to test product for API identity and strength, failure to validate outsourced materials, and a lack of written cleaning procedures.

Inspectors found a lack of control over computer systems and a failure to follow equipment cleaning and maintenance procedures.

The agency updated its list of recommended influenza virus strains that manufacturers should include in vaccines for the autumn 2019 season.

TraceLink will participate in the agency’s Pilot Project Program under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

The agency is reviewing Xeljanz (tofacitinib) because of the risk of blood clots in the lungs.

The European Medicines Agency has issued a vacancy notice for the position of executive director.

FDA is examining and updating its programs for overseeing global operations and international affairs.

The agency is warning these manufacturers that they are putting consumers at risk with substandard manufacturing practices.

This article presents some key differences between the US and European regulation of biosimilars, including naming conventions and pharmacovigilance of biosimilars, and the impact of biosimilars on commercialization and affordability of biotherapeutics.

Empty and prefilled syringes must pass a range of quality control tests.

Quality cannot be verified through testing, especially at the limit of detection, and no test method can confirm the absence of a microbe or particle.

It has been confirmed that both Bulgaria and Cyprus will now be able to perform GMP inspections at a level considered equivalent to the United States

EMA has launched a social media campaign aimed at highlighting how the agency and its network maintain safety and efficacy of medicines available in Europe.

The guidance will assist sponsors in demonstrating a proposed therapeutic protein product is interchangeable with a reference product.

The new guidance was issued to assist applicants in determining which abbreviated pathway to take for submitting marketing applications.

The new guidance document discusses reproductive toxicity testing and labeling recommendations.

The agency approved Ruzurgi (amifampridine) tablets for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in patients six to less than 17 years of age.

FDA sent a warning letter to Dong Yuan Technology Co., Ltd. detailing CGMP violations including failure to follow laboratory and process controls.